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.
Progress by State
Tom Golisano
Entrepreneur Tom Golisano Endorses National Popular Vote
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.
Cato Institute debate on National Popular Vote Bill
July 8, 2010
Featuring Tara Ross (author of Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College) and Dr. John R. Koza (author of Every Vote Equal: A State-Based Plan for Electing the President by National Popular Vote) moderated by Roger Pilon (Vice President for Legal Affairs of the Cato Institute).
00:00-05:04 - Introduction by moderator Roger Pilon (5 minutes)
05:07-09:12 - Opening statement by John Koza (4 minutes)
11:02-23:13 - Opening statement by Tara Ross (12 minutes)
23:32-38:06 - Rebuttal by John Koza (15 minutes)
38:16-46:08 - Rebuttal by Tara Ross(8 minutes)
46:26-48:07 - Rebuttal by John Koza (2 minutes)
48:12-48:26 - Back and forth on one election, 51 different laws
49:00-51:35 - Q&A Duverger's law and two-party system
51:48-57:00 - Q&A on plurality winner
57:14-59:42 - John Samples (Cato Institute) statement and question
59:42-62:07 - Rebuttal
62:18-65:33 - Q&A on recounts
65:48-72:24 - Q&A on interstate ompacts and litigation.
72:44-74:56 - Q&A on rural votes and new coalitions
75:07-78:59 - Rob Richie and Tara Ross on 1992 Election and Geoerge Wallace
