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"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors ..." -- U.S. Constitution
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State Legislators

In addition to 1,129 state legislative sponsors (shown above), 981 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
9 Enactments
The National Popular Vote bill has been enacted into law in states possessing 132 electoral votes — 49% of the 270 electoral votes needed to activate the legislation.

  • Maryland - 10 votes

  • Massachusetts - 11

  • Washington - 12 votes

  • Vermont - 3 votes

  • DC - 3 votes
  • Hawaii - 4 votes
  • New Jersey - 14 votes
  • Illinois - 20 votes
  • California - 55 votes

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    70% Public Support
    National - 72%
    Alaska - 70%
    Arizona - 67%
    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%
    Montana - 72%
    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 Carolina - 71%
    South Dakota - 75%
    South Dakota - 71%
    Utah - 70%
    Vermont - 75%
    Virginia - 74%
    Washington - 77%
    Washington - 77%
    West Virgina - 81%
    Wisconsin - 71%
    Wyoming - 69%
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    March 15, 2006

    Diane Rehm show

    Host Diane Rehm takes a look at National Popular Vote's proposal and discusses with:

    John Fortier, research fellow, American Enterprise Institute

    John Anderson, Former member of Congress, one-time candidate for president, chair of the Center for Voting and Democracy, and professor of law at Nova Southeastern University.

    Jack Rakove, professor,history, American studies, policial science, and law, Stanford University

    Birch Bayh, former Senator, Indiana


    You can listen to the show here: [real audio], [windows media]
    Reform the Electoral College so that the electoral vote reflects the nationwide popular vote for President