National Popular Vote, Electoral college reform (title)
"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors ..." -- U.S. Constitution
Endorsed by 1,246
State Legislators

In addition to 460 state legislative sponsors (shown above), 786 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
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Advisory Board
John Anderson (R-I–IL)
Birch Bayh (D–IN)
John Buchanan (R–AL)
Tom Campbell (R–CA)
Tom Downey (D–NY)
D. Durenberger (R–MN)
Jake Garn (R–UT)
70% Public Support
National - 72%
Arkansas - 80%
Arkansas - 74%
California - 69%
California - 70%
Colorado - 68%
Connecticut - 73%
Delaware - 75%
Kentucky - 80%
Maine - 71%
Massachusetts - 73%
Michigan - 70%
Michigan - 73%
Mississippi - 77%
Missouri - 66%
Missouri - 70%
Nebraska - 74%
Nevada - 72%
New Hampshire - 69%
New Mexico - 76%
New York - 79%
North Carolina - 74%
Ohio - 70%
Oregon - 76%
Pennsylvania - 78%
Rhode Island - 74%
Vermont - 75%
Virginia - 74%
Washington state - 77%
Wisconsin - 71%
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How should we elect the President?
The candidate who gets the most votes in all 50 states.
The current Electoral College system.

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Letters to Editor

Albany Times Union letter
Let popular vote determine president
By Susan Lerner
December 9, 2008—John R. Koza is right to note the substantial anti-democratic flaws and need for reform in our current electoral system ("Ensuring every vote counts,'' Perspective, Nov. 30.) More than ...
Red Wing Republican Eagle column
Our election system needs repair
By Victoria Lampman
May 16, 2008—As we try to spread democracy to Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, it might be wise to take a serious look at our house. We cannot export our current form of democracy because our ...
Salt Lake Tribune column
Vote for popular vote
By Jim Schnitter
May 8, 2008—The article "Candidates spend time in low-priority states" (Tribune, April 26) neatly sums up the problem with presidential elections: Whoever wins the popular vote in a state gets ...
New York Times letter to the editor
Letter to the Editor
By Rob Richie
April 17, 2007—Maryland indeed has shown great leadership in advancing the National Popular Vote plan to have elections where candidates must reach out to all Americans ...
Washington Post letter to the editor
An American Way to Elect a President
By Birch Bayh
April 14, 2007—David S. Broder is right ["A Dubious Electoral Idea," op-ed, April 5]: There are serious questions to consider before changing the 18th-century electoral college system used ...
Reform the Electoral College so that the electoral vote reflects the nationwide popular vote for President