National Popular Vote

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The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (Explanation). It has been enacted into law by 17 states and DC with 209 electoral votes (Status in the states). It needs an additional 61 electoral votes to go into effect.

65% Support National Popular Vote for President in Pew Poll

According to a new poll released by the Pew Research Center on September 25, 2023:

“Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults (65%) say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency."

https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/

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https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/written-explanation




We can do this.

[MacDo]

1. That would be great

But pretty sure it would take a constitutional amendment.

[TwilightZone]

2. "It needs an additional 61 electoral votes to go into effect"

No, it would need to survive legal scrutiny first because challenges are guaranteed, and there's no consensus that it is constitutional.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact#Constitutionality

Eliminating the EC will almost certainly require a Constitutional Amendment.

[dpibel]

3. The amazing foresight of the framers!

Designing a system where something favored by 65% of the population has virtually no chance of happening.

Genius, I tell ya!

[Qutzupalotl]

4. That 65%...what states do they live in?

That makes all the difference … for now.

We are farther along than I thought, but the holdout states are a heavier lift.

[Elessar Zappa]

5. The electoral college won't be abolished until

a Republican loses the EC and wins the popular vote. Until then I don’t see it going away.

[Polybius]

6. Just in time for later tonight n/t