Nevada Gov.-elect Aaron Ford reportedly backs replacing Electoral College system in presidential elections

LAS VEGAS — Nevada Gov.-elect Aaron Ford has said he supports a multistate effort to create a system that would prevent a candidate from winning the presidency without winning the popular vote. The Democratic attorney general told KOLO-TV in Reno that he had not previously supported having Nevada join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which seeks the change, but changed his mind after further research. kAm“p?5 =@@<:?8 2E E96 t=64E@C2= r@==686[ F?56CDE2?5:?8 ]]] 7C2?<=J[ E96 C24:DE F?56CA:??:?8D @7 :E :? E96 7:CDE A=246[ =625D >6 E@ 36=:6G6 E92E H6 ?665 E@ 86E C:5 @7 :E] }@E @?=J 7@C E92E C62D@?[ 3FE 3642FD6 H6’G6 J@F 6D ?@H[ D66? E96 A6CD@? H9@ 92D H@? E96 A@AF=2C G@E6 ?@E H:? 3642FD6 @7 E96 t=64E@C2= r@==686[” 96 D2:5 :? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]<@=@EG]4@>^a_ae^``^`a^:?4@>:?8\?6G252\8@G6C?@C\D2JD\6=64E@C2=\4@==686\H2D\4C62E65\H:E9\C24:DE\F?56CA:??:?8D\42==D\DE2E6\;@:?\A@AF=2C\G@E6\4@>A24E^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?]k^Am kAmu@C5 D2:5 :? 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