Northwest Florida Daily News: Calif. lawmakers vote to give presidential electoral votes to nation's popular vote winner
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articleArchive/aug2006/californiapopularvote.php
"The California Legislature passed a bill that would give California's 55 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, rather than the candidate who captured the state _ but for now, the measure stands a slim chance of becoming reality."