Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Americans Elect Update

Charle Rose interviewed Kahlil Byrd, CEO and Elliot Ackerman, COO of Americans Elect on Friday, November 25, 2011.

Some new information from the interview:

1. AE has gained ballot status in Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Michigan, Florida, Ohio, Alaska, Utah and Arkansas. It has acquired the 1,030,040 valid signatures required to do so in California and has submitted them.

2. The original 50 donors plus the online donations is around $30 million. Half the money is going to ballot access and the other is the build out of the website and organization. Each of the original donors has loaned the money and only the first $10,000 will be the donation and the remaining will be a loan. How they will be repaid has not been reveled.

3. If AE does stop any candidate from getting 270 votes they would reconvene and have the online delegates determine which of the Democratic or Republican candidate their electors vote for. This would removed the vote going to the Congress.

Would it be better if it went to the Congress where the House would pick a Republican President and the Senate a Democratic Vice-President?

Use the above link to view the interview.









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