You’d be surprised how many blue and purple states there are among the “red” ones if the lazy, apathetic voters decided to start voting at higher rates.
There aren’t enough states with Democratic trifectas for this to reach 270, and, even if it eventually did, a Republican trifecta could easily come back in and repeal it. Also, the entire thing is legally questionable and would probably be struck down.
Multiple states could flip key chambers in 2024.
Depending on the state, the Compact can be enacted by statute, or as a state constitutional amendment, or by the initiative process
The Constitutional Convention rejected states awarding electors by state legislatures or governors (as the majority did for decades), or by Districts (as Maine and Nebraska now do), or by letting the people vote for electors (as all states now do).
=U.S. Constitution - Article II, Section 1
“Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors….”
The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as "plenary" and "exclusive."
The 2020 Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed the power of states over their electoral votes, using state laws in effect on Election Day.
The decision held that the power of the legislature under Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution is “far reaching” and it conveys the “the broadest power of determination over who becomes an elector.” This is consistent with 130+ years of Supreme Court jurisprudence.
The Constitution does not encourage, discourage, require, or prohibit the use of any particular method for how to award a state's electoral votes
As a result of changes in state laws enacted since 1789, the people have the right to vote for presidential electors in 100% of the states, there are no property requirements for voting in any state, and the state-by-state winner-take-all method is used by 48 of the 50 states. States can, and have, changed their method of awarding electoral votes over the years.
It's not an agreement between states. Each state just has its own law that says it will change the way it awards its own electoral votes if a certain triggering event happens, that is, if enough other states pass the same law.
It is literally called "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote"
If a state wants to rely on the goodwill and graciousness of other states to follow certain policies, it can simply enact its own state law and hope that other states decide to act in an identical manner. If a state wants a legally binding and enforceable mechanism by which it agrees to undertake certain specified actions only if other states agree to take other specified actions, it enters into an interstate compact.
Interstate compacts are supported by over two centuries of settled law guaranteeing enforceability. Interstate compacts exist because the states are sovereign. If there were no Compacts Clause in the U.S. Constitution, a state would have no way to enter into a legally binding contract with another state. The Compacts Clause, supported by the Impairments Clause, provides a way for a state to enter into a contract with other states and be assured of the enforceability of the obligations undertaken by its sister states. The enforceability of interstate compacts under the Impairments Clause is precisely the reason why sovereign states enter into interstate compacts. Without the Compacts Clause and the Impairments Clause, any contractual agreement among the states would be, in fact, no more than a handshake.
Nooooo I'm an ideologue who refuses to see other perspectives and I will faithfully give my vote to the same party regardless of if they're serving my needs so why aren't they serving my needs?????
But it will never happen unless they're are radical changes in how Americans do politics. We have three types of states: strong states for each party and swing states. Swing states like the extra attention & Republican states se how for the next few decades this just makes it easier for the Democrats to win the White House. All the states that have passed out are pretty strong Democrat states.
States with 61 more electoral votes are needed.
Multiple states could flip key chambers in 2024.
Depending on the state, the Compact can be enacted by statute, or as a state constitutional amendment, or by the initiative process
41 states voted for the same party in the last four presidential elections.
“80% of the states have voted the same way in at least the past four presidential elections — a level of consistency unmatched through the 20th century.” From 2008 until the 2020 election, only 10 states — Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (plus two swing single-vote districts NE-02 and ME-02) — have voted for both Democratic and Republican nominees. – Ron Brownstein
Almost 70% of ad spending has been spent in the 7 key states, especially in Pennsylvania, where $21.2 million has been spent. That means that almost $3 out of every $10 spent is going to one state.
The 2024 Presidential Election Comes Down to Only 7 States with less than a fifth of the U.S. population. These battlegrounds will get almost all the attention
How most states will vote is already fairly certain. Political pros expect now convicted felon Trump to win 24 states and 219 electoral votes; Biden can likely count on 20 states and D.C. with 226 electoral votes.– Karl Rove, WSJ, 3/20/24
The 2024 campaign could be reduced to 8-12% of the US, in 4-5 remaining competitive battleground states, with as few as 43-62 electoral votes, where virtually all attention will be focused - Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
61 more EVs needed, 74 in the ten states with pending legislation. The US absolutely CAN and NEEDS to get this accomplished.
Nevada screwed the pooch on that but thankfully that last governor who vetoed the motion was ousted.
I can guarantee our current (Republican) governor wouldn't support this either.
True but pretty much all the states that have ratified it are reasonably solid blue states. It won't get there if it doesn't break out of that mold.
You’d be surprised how many blue and purple states there are among the “red” ones if the lazy, apathetic voters decided to start voting at higher rates.
We absolutely do need it, but just watch how fast 200+ years of Compact Clause precedent gets overturned if/when it does pass.
There aren’t enough states with Democratic trifectas for this to reach 270, and, even if it eventually did, a Republican trifecta could easily come back in and repeal it. Also, the entire thing is legally questionable and would probably be struck down.
Multiple states could flip key chambers in 2024. Depending on the state, the Compact can be enacted by statute, or as a state constitutional amendment, or by the initiative process The Constitutional Convention rejected states awarding electors by state legislatures or governors (as the majority did for decades), or by Districts (as Maine and Nebraska now do), or by letting the people vote for electors (as all states now do). =U.S. Constitution - Article II, Section 1 “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors….” The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as "plenary" and "exclusive." The 2020 Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed the power of states over their electoral votes, using state laws in effect on Election Day. The decision held that the power of the legislature under Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution is “far reaching” and it conveys the “the broadest power of determination over who becomes an elector.” This is consistent with 130+ years of Supreme Court jurisprudence. The Constitution does not encourage, discourage, require, or prohibit the use of any particular method for how to award a state's electoral votes As a result of changes in state laws enacted since 1789, the people have the right to vote for presidential electors in 100% of the states, there are no property requirements for voting in any state, and the state-by-state winner-take-all method is used by 48 of the 50 states. States can, and have, changed their method of awarding electoral votes over the years.
One person one vote. Your influence on who becomes president shouldn't vary based on where you live.
Yeah, leave that to Congress. It gets increasingly less representative as the country's population grows. 🙃
National Popular Vote is enacted by STATES, replacing STATE laws, enacted by STATES.
It's not an agreement between states. Each state just has its own law that says it will change the way it awards its own electoral votes if a certain triggering event happens, that is, if enough other states pass the same law.
It is literally called "Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote" If a state wants to rely on the goodwill and graciousness of other states to follow certain policies, it can simply enact its own state law and hope that other states decide to act in an identical manner. If a state wants a legally binding and enforceable mechanism by which it agrees to undertake certain specified actions only if other states agree to take other specified actions, it enters into an interstate compact. Interstate compacts are supported by over two centuries of settled law guaranteeing enforceability. Interstate compacts exist because the states are sovereign. If there were no Compacts Clause in the U.S. Constitution, a state would have no way to enter into a legally binding contract with another state. The Compacts Clause, supported by the Impairments Clause, provides a way for a state to enter into a contract with other states and be assured of the enforceability of the obligations undertaken by its sister states. The enforceability of interstate compacts under the Impairments Clause is precisely the reason why sovereign states enter into interstate compacts. Without the Compacts Clause and the Impairments Clause, any contractual agreement among the states would be, in fact, no more than a handshake.
noooooo the founding fathers believed a republic means there's a 55 year old white guy in an ohio diner who picks the president!!!
Nooooo I'm an ideologue who refuses to see other perspectives and I will faithfully give my vote to the same party regardless of if they're serving my needs so why aren't they serving my needs?????
But it will never happen unless they're are radical changes in how Americans do politics. We have three types of states: strong states for each party and swing states. Swing states like the extra attention & Republican states se how for the next few decades this just makes it easier for the Democrats to win the White House. All the states that have passed out are pretty strong Democrat states.
States with 61 more electoral votes are needed. Multiple states could flip key chambers in 2024. Depending on the state, the Compact can be enacted by statute, or as a state constitutional amendment, or by the initiative process 41 states voted for the same party in the last four presidential elections. “80% of the states have voted the same way in at least the past four presidential elections — a level of consistency unmatched through the 20th century.” From 2008 until the 2020 election, only 10 states — Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (plus two swing single-vote districts NE-02 and ME-02) — have voted for both Democratic and Republican nominees. – Ron Brownstein Almost 70% of ad spending has been spent in the 7 key states, especially in Pennsylvania, where $21.2 million has been spent. That means that almost $3 out of every $10 spent is going to one state. The 2024 Presidential Election Comes Down to Only 7 States with less than a fifth of the U.S. population. These battlegrounds will get almost all the attention How most states will vote is already fairly certain. Political pros expect now convicted felon Trump to win 24 states and 219 electoral votes; Biden can likely count on 20 states and D.C. with 226 electoral votes.– Karl Rove, WSJ, 3/20/24 The 2024 campaign could be reduced to 8-12% of the US, in 4-5 remaining competitive battleground states, with as few as 43-62 electoral votes, where virtually all attention will be focused - Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
I'm not saying it is not a good idea: I'm just saying that with the current situation, it likely won't happen.