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
more endorsements
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
more endorsements
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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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Video


YouTube
Hendrik Hertzberg
May 23, 2009 — Hendrik Hertzberg discusses National Popular Vote at White Oak Convention Center
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YouTube
Illinois Senator Kirk Dillard Interviewed about National Popular Vote
May 13, 2008 — Illinois Senator Kirk Dillard on National Popular Vote Illinois State Senator Kirk Dillard (former chair of the Du Page Country Republican Party) talks about National Popular Vote bill.
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C-SPAN
Cox Lecture on National Popular Vote on C-SPAN
January 22, 2008 — Common Cause President Bob Edgar moderated the Archibald Cox Lecture in New York City with panelists Hendrik Hertzberg of The New Yorker, Dr. John R. Koza (Chairman of National Popular Vote), and Massachusetts Common Cause Executive Director Pam Wilmot.
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C-SPAN
Maryland Senator Jamie Raskin on C-SPAN Washington Journal
January 15, 2008 — Maryland Senator Jamie Raskin discussed National Popular Vote on C-SPAN Washington Journal
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CNN TV
A political dinosaur?
November 23, 2007 — CNN’s Jill Dougherty discusses National Popular Vote
[Video (3 minutes 19 seconds) EXTERNAL LINK (CNN) | LINK]

C-SPAN.org
National Conference of State Legislatures Panel on the Electoral College & the Popular Vote
August 5, 2007—A panel discussion was held at the recent meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures on the movement to award the Presidency to the candidate winning the most votes in all 50 states. The panel was chaired by New Mexico Representative Edward Sandoval and included Dr. John R. Koza from National Popular Vote, Maryland Delegate Jon Cardin (Chair of the subcommittee that handled the recently enacted National Popular Vote bill in the Maryland House), and John Samples of The Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.
[Video (1 hr 17 min) LINK]

CNN.com
Electoral College dropout
April 10, 2007—Maryland adopts a plan to bypass the Electoral College.
[Video EXTERNAL LINK (CNN)  |  LINK]

Fairvote
FairVote video on National Popular Vote

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
July 30, 2006—Vermont State Representative Chris Pearson interviewed by Editorial Board of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
[Video EXTERNAL LINK]

California Assembly Concurrence
AB 2948
August 30, 2006—SACRAMENTO—The California Assembly Concurrence of the National Popular Vote bill, AB 2948
[ Video (16:11) 768kbps broadband  |  56kbps dialup ]

KGO TV
An Idea To Make Your Vote Count in 2008
March 31, 2006—San Francisco—Mark Matthews interviews National Popular Vote President Barry Fadem and Dr. John R. Koza, originator of the plan
[Video LINK]

Reform the Electoral College so that the electoral vote reflects the nationwide popular vote for President