{"id":4374,"date":"2018-02-11T16:31:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T21:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalvotes.us\/?page_id=4374"},"modified":"2018-12-12T12:18:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T17:18:35","slug":"home-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/equalvotes.us\/","title":{"rendered":"Equal Votes: A Legal Challenge to &#8220;Winner Take All&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;162deg&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/equalvotes.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/supreme-court-equal-votes-min.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;57px|0px|106px|0px&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;arrow2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#1f3f72&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;176px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#f4f4f4&#8243;][et_pb_row use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;751px&#8221; 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margin-left: 15px;\">ONE PERSON <span style=\"color: #85191d;\">=<\/span> ONE VOTE<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background: rgba(31, 63, 114, 0.7); color: #fff; padding: 20px; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px;\">The cases are filed, and the fight is on!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;\/our-progress\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;LEARN ABOUT THIS BIG NEXT STEP&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;10px|30px|30px|30px&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#85191d&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;8&#8243; button_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;%%3%%&#8221; button_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;off&#8221; 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use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; module_class=&#8221;blurb-ripple-out-blue&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;22&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#1f3f72&#8243; header_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-70px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|40px|0px|40px&#8221; animation=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"Content2\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3em;\">Lawrence Lessig<br \/>\nOctober 31, 2018<br \/>\nThe Hill<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a class=\"blurb_link\" href=\"https:\/\/equalvotes.us\/2018\/10\/31\/lessig-the-hill-electoral-college-confusions\/\">READ MORE \u00bb<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/equalvotes.us\/commentary\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;MORE COMMENTARY&#8221; 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In our democracy, when voting for the president, they do not<\/span>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-weight: normal;\">Because of the winner-take-all allocation of electoral votes, if you don\u2019t vote for the candidate who wins your state, your vote counts for nothing. That violates the Constitution\u2019s &#8220;one person, one vote\u201d principle. We plan to challenge this system in the courts. Join this fight for citizen equality.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|19px|0px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;22&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|on|||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Open Sans&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #fff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 25px;\">We\u2019re building a movement of Americans who demand more fair and equal elections<\/span>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-weight: normal;\">Sign up today to receive email updates from the Equal Votes campaign and Equal Citizens, and join the fight to guarantee that all votes are treated equally.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"4e5885fd-e52f-4586-b0d1-6c45d1582d86\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/default.salsalabs.org\/api\/widget\/template\/b655a1b0-8cc0-4991-bb39-3b94d1d6cfc1\/?tId=4e5885fd-e52f-4586-b0d1-6c45d1582d86\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/equalvotes.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ev-polling-people-compressor.png&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;54px|0px|296px|0px&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#1f3f72&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|0px|4px|0px&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Bitter||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;39&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Times New Roman||on||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#1f3f72&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-20px||&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>1.<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Arial||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#1f3f72&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Lato&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>What is Equal Votes?<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300; color: #0c0c0c;\">Equal Votes is a crowdfunded legal challenge to the winner-take-all allocation of Electoral College votes. Winner-take-all is not in the Constitution. We believe the system violates our amended Constitution. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment guarantees that all of us, and all of our votes, must be treated equally under the law. 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Your donations will help Equal Votes,<\/span>\u00a0a project of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/equalcitizens.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equal Citizens<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 a non-profit organization founded by Harvard Law Professor <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/faculty\/directory\/10519\/Lessig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lawrence Lessig<\/a><\/strong>, bring<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0the lawsuits that can change our unfair system in time for the 2020 election.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"our-team\"><span style=\"color: #1f3f72;\">Learn more about THE TEAM \u2192<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5px|0px|4px|0px&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||on||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;50&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Times New Roman||on||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#1f3f72&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-20px||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>3.<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.64&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Arial||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#1f3f72&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>How will the lawsuit work?<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #0c0101;\">We filed lawsuits in federal courts on behalf of real voters perpetually disenfranchised by the winner-take-all system. We have identified voters in four safe states who believe they have been denied representation in presidential elections for decades because of this system. 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