"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors ..." -- U.S. Constitution

Ask your legislators to pass National Popular Vote

Endorsed by 2,110
State Legislators

Iowa Representative Pam Jochum

In addition to 1,129 state legislative sponsors (shown above), 981 other legislators have cast recorded votes in favor of the National Popular Vote bill.

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Short Explanation

The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee a majority of the Electoral College to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The bill would reform the Electoral College so that the electoral vote in the Electoral College reflects the choice of the nation's voters for President of the United States. more

9 Enactments

The National Popular Vote bill has been enacted into law in states possessing 132 electoral votes — 49% of the 270 electoral votes needed to activate the legislation.

Maryland - 10 votes

Massachusetts - 11

Washington - 12 votes

Vermont - 3 votes

DC - 3 votes

Hawaii - 4 votes

New Jersey - 14 votes

Illinois - 20 votes

California - 55 votes

Organizations

Common Cause
League of Women Voters
FairVote
more endorsements

Resources

National Conference of State Legislatures

Videos

Fox Interview

CBS Video

Popular Vote

Class Election

Editorial Support

2013

Hartford Courant editorial

State Should Embrace 'National Popular Vote' For President

March 11, 2013

— It′s time that the General Assembly pass "national popular vote" legislation, adding Connecticut to the growing list of states that have signed up for this equitable and sensible …

York Daily Record editorial

Our take: Electoral change might backfire

March 7, 2013

— Republican state lawmakers have a new plan to award the state′s presidential electoral votes proportionally. You′ve heard the old cliché: be careful what you ask for …

Philadelphia Inquirer editorial

Another attempt to rig presidential elections

March 6, 2013

— The latest attempt to manipulate Pennsylvania's presidential vote provided another opportunity for Democrats to howl about cheating Republicans. And they had a point. But if state …

The Register Guard editorial

Make popular vote count

Keep gerrymandering out of the Electoral College

March 6, 2013

— Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney has a perfectly good reason for opposing a bill that would commit the state’s presidential electors to the candidate who wins the most votes …

2012

York Daily Record editorial

Our take: National popular vote bill provides a better way to elect a president

December 17, 2012

— Joe Sterns, a Republican who has worked for a variety of political figures and organizations, recently spoke at a York 912 Patriots tea party group meeting promoting a terrible idea …

The New York Times editorial

The Tarnish of the Electoral College

November 15, 2012

— From the late-1960s through the '80s, Republicans were convinced that they had a permanent lock on the Electoral College. The Sun Belt was rising, traditionally Democratic states were …

Los Angeles Times editorial

President, by popular vote

The electoral college system offends modern sensibilities and should be replaced.

November 12, 2012

— By a fairly solid margin, Tuesday's presidential election spared Americans the hand-wringing that would have accompanied a split decision like that of 2000. George W. Bush, of …

2011

Los Angeles Times editorial

A president by popular vote:

Some states are looking at ways to circumvent the electoral college and get closer to a system in which the presidency would be decided by a popular vote.

October 5, 2011

Philadelphia Inquirer editorial