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
more endorsements
Read the Book

Every Vote Equal:
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%
29 Houses Pass Bill
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Radio

Jefferson Public Radio — Ashland, Oregon
53 minutes [18 MB]
March 18, 2009 — Dr. John R. Koza from National Popular Vote and Ilya Shapiro from Cato Institute discuss the National Popular Vote bill.
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NPR radio
4 minutes
Group Works To Weaken Electoral College Process
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WCBS Radio in New York
About 10 minutes
April 12, 2007—Dr. John R. Koza interviewed by Dave Scott about National Popular Vote.
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Wisconsin Public Radio
About 48 minutes
January 22, 2007—Vermont State Representative Chris Pearson interviewed about National Popular Vote
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NPR
Diane Rehm show
March 15, 2006—Host Diane Rehm discusses National Popular Vote's proposal with guests

WAMC Northeast Public Radio
The Weekly Rundown
About 6 minutes
March 3, 2006—Host Greg Dahlman interviews Ryan O'Donnell of FairVote about National Popular Vote proposal
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Reform the Electoral College so that the electoral vote reflects the nationwide popular vote for President