The Republican Party has had control of Alaska for many years. My presidential vote has never counted toward the candidate I wanted to vote for. In the last election 42% of the voters in Alaska voted for Al Gore, yet all of our electoral votes went for Bush.

This is an unfair system that disenfranchises the minority in our state. It is antiquated and needs to be either eliminated or proportioned so that voters like myself do not lose their ability to cast a ballot.

My children have told me they see no reason why they should vote for president, since their vote doesn't count. The Electoral College is one of the reasons there is such apathy in presidential elections in this country.