An attempt to change the rules of the electoral college from a winner-take-all format to one where electors are apportioned by votes in individual Congressional districts has apparently died for lack of funds: Plagued by a lack of money, supporters of a statewide initiative drive to change the way California's 55 electoral votes are apportioned, first revealed here by Top of the Ticket in July, are pulling the plug on that effort. In an exclusive report to appear on this website late tonight and in Friday's print editions, The Times' Dan Morain reports that the proposal to change the winner-take-all electoral vote allocation to one by congressional district is virtually dead with the resignation of key supporters, internal disputes and a lack of funds. The reality is hundreds of thousands of signatures must be gathered by the end of November to get the measure on the June 2008 ballot. Although Maine (since 1972) and Nebraska (since 1996) award electoral votes to the popular vote...(Read Full Post)