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Poiuyt

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19. That's to amend the U.S. Constitution. The NPV would be approved by the state's legislatures

Tue Oct 20, 2020, 09:18 PM

Oct 2020

The US Constitution allows individual states to determine how the electors cast their votes. The political parties choose the electors, who then cast their ballots to the winner of the popular vote in that state. Usually, they give 100% of the state's electoral votes to the candidate who won that state. Maine and Nebraska, however, cast their votes proportional between the two candidates.

With the National Popular Vote compact, the states would pledge to give all their electoral votes to the candidate who won the popular vote nationwide. It would only go into effect when enacted by enough states to add up to at least 270 electoral votes.

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The Political Minority Is Ruling America.The Path to Reform Is Clear [View all] CousinIT Oct 2020 OP

CousinIT Upthevibe Oct 2020 #1

Is this your writing, or are you quoting someone? ZZenith Oct 2020 #2

Sorry. I forgot the link! CousinIT Oct 2020 #7

Good points, but I would add getting money out of the political system. Midnight Writer Oct 2020 #3

These are good, broad strokes but there's quite a bit more coti Oct 2020 #4

Term limits. Loge23 Oct 2020 #5

I like what you're saying dware Oct 2020 #11

We are also a political minority Amishman Oct 2020 #6

How the rest of the country feels about making DC a State is irrelevant standingtall Oct 2020 #14

+1000 n/t CousinIT Oct 2020 #18

Well, abolishing the Electoral College would be extremely difficult and would take years Poiuyt Oct 2020 #8

Yea I think the National Popular Vote Compact has a much better chance. n/t CousinIT Oct 2020 #9

The National Popular Vote compact is probably illegal without Congressional approval. marie999 Oct 2020 #10

If we win the trifecta, then Congressional approval would be a given Poiuyt Oct 2020 #12

Even if we win the Senate I don't think the Senate would pass it. marie999 Oct 2020 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author dware Oct 2020 #16

The Ntl Popular Vote Compact is not an amendment to the Constitution. n/t CousinIT Oct 2020 #17

You are correct. dware Oct 2020 #20

That's to amend the U.S. Constitution. The NPV would be approved by the state's legislatures Poiuyt Oct 2020 #19

How do you do that ? JI7 Oct 2020 #13