Email from National Popular Vote President should be elected by national popular vote View as Webpage 7 states (with less than 20% of the country's population) will decide the Presidency in 2024 The shortcomings of the current system of electing the President stem from “winner-take-all” laws that award all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate receiving the most popular votes in each separate state. Because of these state laws, presidential candidates pay attention only to voters in closely divided battleground states. In 2024, there are just seven states and two congressional districts that are competitive. That means 43 states (with 80% of the country's population) are mere spectators in this critically important presidential election. The map shows that almost all (117 of 126) of the general-election campaign visits by the major-party presidential and vice-presidential candidates have been concentrated in just 7 states (as of October 17). IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY The National Popular Vote Compact will guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The National Popular Vote Compact has already been enacted into law by 18 jurisdictions, including 6 small states (DC, DE, HI, ME, RI, VT), 9 medium-sized states (CO, CT, MD, ME, MA, MN, NJ, NM, OR, WA), and 3 big states (CA, IL, NY). These jurisdictions have 209 of the 270 electoral votes needed to activate the Compact. The Compact has also passed one legislative chamber in 7 additional states with 74 electoral votes (AR, AZ, MI, NC, NV, OK, VA). Over 3,800 state legislators have sponsored or cast a recorded vote in favor of it. The National Popular Vote law will take effect when enacted by states with a majority of the electoral votes (270 of 538). At that time, the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and DC will get all the electoral votes from all of the enacting states. That is, the candidate receiving the most popular votes nationwide will be guaranteed enough electoral votes to become President. Under the National Popular Vote Compact, no voter will have their vote cancelled out at the state-level because their choice differed from majority sentiment in their state. Instead, every voter’s vote will be added directly into the national count for the candidate of their choice. The National Popular Vote Compact will ensure that every voter, in every state, will be politically relevant in every presidential election—regardless of where they live. LEARN MORE 9-minute video explaining National Popular Vote National Popular Vote home page Thank you. National Popular Vote | Box 1441 | Los Altos, CA 94023 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice