Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Lopez has called for eliminating its one-person, one-vote approach in favor of a state-level electoral college to weight votes according to population.
The Republican gubernatorial candidate argues the state’s current system favors large cities at the expense of more rural counties.
According to The Washington Examiner:
“One of the things that I’m going to do, and I’ve already put this plan together, is, as governor, I’m going to introduce a conversation about doing away with the popular vote for statewide elected officials and doing an electoral college vote for statewide elected officials,” Lopez said in audio acquired by 9News in a report published Wednesday.
The plan would weigh a county’s votes based on the number of voters in the district in hopes of increasing turnout.
“I’ve already got the plan in place,” Lopez said. “The most that any county can get is 11 electoral college votes. The least that a county can get is three.”
Lopez’s proposal appears to be part of a larger effort to promote election integrity. While Lopez said he believes former President Donald Trump lost to President Joe Biden in 2020, he has continued to promote concerns about election integrity. He has also expressed support for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who has received three ethics complaints regarding her handling of gifts from MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
Lopez’s Republican primary rival, Heidi Ganahl hasn’t signaled if she supports or opposes the proposal.