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 1,777
State Legislators

In addition to 829 state legislative sponsors (shown above), 948 other legislators have cast recorded votes in favor of the National Popular Vote bill.
Editorial Support
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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
5 Enactments
The National Popular Vote bill has been enacted into law in states possessing 61 electoral votes — 23% of the 270 electoral votes needed to activate the legislation.
Hawaii - 4 votes
New Jersey - 15 votes
Illinois - 20 votes
Maryland - 10 votes

Washington - 11 votes


Organizations
Common Cause
FairVote
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A State-Based Plan For Electing The President By National Popular Vote
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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)
What Do You Think
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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70% Public Support
National - 72%
Alaska - 70%
Arkansas - 80%
Arkansas - 74%
California - 69%
California - 70%
Colorado - 68%
Connecticut - 73%
Connecticut - 74%
Delaware - 75%
Dist. of Columbia - 76%
Florida - 78%
Kentucky - 80%
Idaho - 77%
Iowa - 75%
Maine - 77%
Maine - 71%
Massachusetts - 73%
Michigan - 70%
Michigan - 73%
Minnesota 75%
Mississippi - 77%
Missouri - 66%
Missouri - 70%
Nebraska - 74%
Nevada - 72%
New Hampshire - 69%
New Mexico - 76%
New York - 79%
North Carolina - 74%
Ohio - 70%
Oklahoma - 81%
Oregon - 76%
Pennsylvania - 78%
Rhode Island - 74%
South Dakota - 75%
Utah - 70%
Vermont - 75%
Virginia - 74%
Washington - 77%
Washington - 77%
West Virgina - 81%
Wisconsin - 71%
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Almost a quarter of the Way to Activating the National Popular Vote Bill
April 29, 2009

The National Popular Vote bill has now been signed into law in states possessing 61 electoral votes. This is almost one-quarter of the 270 electoral votes needed to bring the National Popular Vote interstate compact into effect.

  • Maryland – 10 electoral votes
  • New Jersey – 15 electoral votes
  • Illinois – 21 electoral votes
  • Hawaii – 4 electoral votes
  • Washington – 11 electoral votes
Reform the Electoral College so that the electoral vote reflects the nationwide popular vote for President