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Oregon may finally decide to pledge its electoral votes to the National Popular Vote compact in 2018
This is great news https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/1/26/1736325/-Oregon-may-finally-decide-to-pledge-its-electoral-votes-to-the-National-Popular-Vote-compact-in-2018
Members of Oregon's majority-Democratic legislature have introduced a bill that would ask voters whether the state should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The compact would assign Oregon's Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote, but only if enough other states representing a majority of electoral votes have also signed onto the agreement.
After both Donald Trump and George W. Bush won the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote, this movement to reform this undemocratic institution has unfortunately run into widespread Republican opposition. However, Oregon is one of three states where Democrats have unified control over state government but that still hasn't yet joined the compact. (The others are Connecticut and Delaware.) Democratic state Sen. Peter Courtney had blocked past efforts, but he recently said he'd vote in favor of a proposal like this latest one because it gives the voters themselves a chance to weigh in.
So far, states with only 165 of the necessary 270 electoral votes have joined the compact, and Oregon would only add seven more to the tally. However, this is one of the best opportunities reformers have for getting closer to the needed majority in the Electoral College.
After both Donald Trump and George W. Bush won the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote, this movement to reform this undemocratic institution has unfortunately run into widespread Republican opposition. However, Oregon is one of three states where Democrats have unified control over state government but that still hasn't yet joined the compact. (The others are Connecticut and Delaware.) Democratic state Sen. Peter Courtney had blocked past efforts, but he recently said he'd vote in favor of a proposal like this latest one because it gives the voters themselves a chance to weigh in.
So far, states with only 165 of the necessary 270 electoral votes have joined the compact, and Oregon would only add seven more to the tally. However, this is one of the best opportunities reformers have for getting closer to the needed majority in the Electoral College.
