A ballot initiative in Colorado, known as Amendment 36, would have changed the way in which the state apportions its electoral votes. Rather than assigning all 9 of the state's electors to the candidate with a plurality of popular votes, under the amendment Colorado would have assigned presidential electors proportionally to the statewide vote count, which would be a unique system (Nebraska and Maine assign electoral votes based on vote totals within each congressional district). <answer>Detractors claimed that this splitting would diminish Colorado's influence in the Electoral College</answer>, and the amendment ultimately failed, receiving only 34% of the vote.
Did everyone agree that Amendment 36 was a good idea?
Detractors claimed that this splitting would diminish Colorado's influence in the Electoral College