The President should be candidate getting the most votes nationwide ‌ ‌ ‌ If you agree that the President should be the candidate who gets the most popular votes nationwide, please support the critical "Yes on National Popular Vote" campaign in Colorado – regardless of where you live. The opponents of a nationwide popular vote for President have spent over $1,000,000 so far trying to repeal the National Popular Vote law that was passed by the Colorado legislature and signed by the Governor. They want to undo the Colorado law with a statewide referendum because they can see (and we agree) that the National Popular Vote legislation is close to being passed by the number of states required to put it into effect. Don't let them stop National Popular Vote in its tracks! BACKGROUND INFORMATION The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The bill has been enacted by 16 jurisdictions possessing 196 electoral votes, including 5 small jurisdictions (DC, DE, HI, RI, VT), 8 medium-sized states (CO, CT, MD, MA, NJ, NM, OR, WA), and 3 big states (CA, IL, NY). The bill will take effect when enacted by states with just 74 more electoral votes. The bill has passed at least one legislative chamber in 8 states with 75 electoral votes (AR, AZ, ME, MI, MN, NC, NV, OK). 3,408 state legislators have endorsed the bill. The shortcomings of the current system stem from state “winner-take-all” laws that award all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate receiving the most popular votes in each state. These state winner-take-all laws have enabled 5 of our 45 Presidents to come into office without winning the most popular votes nationwide, including two of the last three. Moreover, because of these state winner-take-all laws, presidential candidates ignore three-quarters of the states in the general-election campaign. In 2012, all of the general-election campaign events (and virtually all campaign expenditures) were concentrated in the 12 states where Romney’s support was between 45% and 51%. Two-thirds of the events were in four states (OH, FL, VA, IA). Thirty-eight states were ignored, including 12 of the 13 smallest states and almost all rural, agricultural, Southern, Western, and Northeastern states. Similarly, in 2016, virtually all campaign events (94%) were in the 12 states where Trump’s support was between 43% and 51%. Two-thirds of the events (273 of 399) were in just 6 states (OH, FL, VA, NC, PA, MI). A similar pattern prevailed in 2000, 2004, 2008, and is expected in 2020. The U.S. Constitution (Article II) gives states exclusive control over awarding their electoral votes: “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors….” The winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes is not in the U.S. Constitution. It was not debated at the 1787 Constitutional Convention. It was not mentioned in the Federalist Papers. It was used by only three states in the first presidential election in 1789 (and all three repealed it by 1800). The National Popular Vote interstate compact will go into effect when enacted by states with a majority of the presidential electors—that is, 270 of 538. After the compact comes into effect, every voter in all 50 states and DC will acquire a direct vote in the choice of all of the presidential electors from all of the states that enacted the compact. The presidential candidate supported by the most voters in all 50 states and DC will thereby win a majority of the presidential electors in the Electoral College (at least 270), and therefore become President. Under the current state-by-state winner-take-all system, the individual voter's vote counts only toward the choice of the limited number of presidential electors from their own state (9 of the 538 in the case of Colorado). Under National Popular Vote, every voter in all 50 states and DC will have a direct vote in choosing 270 (or more) presidential electors. Everyone's vote will count directly toward their choice for President. The National Popular Vote compact would make every person’s vote equal throughout the U.S. It would ensure that every vote, in every state, will matter in every presidential election. OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP Please take a moment and use our convenient email system to send emails to your state legislators asking them to pass the National Popular Vote bill in your state. Help promote National Popular Vote by writing a letter to the editor or an op-ed in your local paper. Help us promote National Popular Vote in your state: LEARN MORE The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. National Popular Vote web site has 14 explanatory videos Written explanation of National Popular Vote Answers to 131 myths Cooper Union debate with Neal Peirce, author of The People's President; Dr. John Koza, Chair of National Popular Vote; Tara Ross, author of 3 books defending the current Electoral College system; and Trent England, Executive Vice-President of the Oklahoma Council on Public Affairs. C-SPAN interview with Dr. John Koza Former Michigan Republican Party Chair Saul Anuzis speaks in favor of National Popular Vote on NBC Debate with former national ALEC chair Ray Haynes, Colorado attorney Ted Trimpa, former Colorado Senator Kevin Lundberg and Bob Gardner NPR debate on 1A show between Dr. John Koza and Tara Ross Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Visit www.YesOnNationalPopularVote.com concerning the statewide vote in Colorado in November 2020. National Popular Vote | Box 1441, Los Altos, CA 94023 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!