Since January 1st 1999, Portugal currency is the Euro although it was only in January 1st 2002 that physical coins and banknotes started to circulate. Before the introduction of Euro, the official Portugal currency was the Portuguese Escudo.
Well, in fact your votes do count towards who wins electoral votes, so yes your vote does count. I'll admit I'd prefer a straight direct election to the electoral college, but if you're voting to see (say) who gets Californias 55 Electoral Votes, that's still a vote.Adam J Â· 8 years ago.ust because the system needs a little work does not mean your vote does not count. Barely 40% of the people came out to vote in the last election. It is a right and to not exercise your right is not smart and that goes for all rights.
The Winner-Take-All System. The winner-take-all system, in which all of a state's electoral votes go to the winner of the popular vote, disenfranchises those who voted for other candidates in that state. Their votes simply don't count. This fact lessens voter turnout and affects how campaigns are run.inally, the fact that votes for the losing candidates in each state don't count, can--and as recently as Election 2000 has--resulted in the victory of a president who lost the nationwide popular vote. This can happen only if there is a state-related step in the election process.