National Popular Vote Inc.
AbbreviationNPV Inc.
Formation2006 (2006)
Founders
TypeNonprofit corporation
501(c)(4)
PurposeEnactment of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would guarantee the U.S. presidency to the candidate who wins the national popular vote across all fifty states and Washington, D.C.
HeadquartersLos Altos, California, U.S.
Key people
Websitewww.nationalpopularvote.com

National Popular Vote Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Los Altos, California, launched in 2006 by Barry Fadem and John Koza.[1] Its purpose is "to study, analyze and educate the public regarding its proposed interstate compact providing for the nationwide popular election of the President of the United States,"[2] and it developed and champions the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

The proposal

The group's website describes their approach as follows: "Nationwide popular election of the President can be implemented if the states join together to pass identical state laws awarding all of their electoral votes to the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The proposed state legislation would come into effect only when it has been enacted, in identical form, by enough states to elect a President -- that is, by states possessing a majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes."

The group developed and champions the adoption of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which is an agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact is designed to ensure that the candidate who receives the most votes nationwide is elected president, and it would come into effect only when it would guarantee that outcome.

Progress

Within the first several months of its 2006 launch and media campaign, National Popular Vote's proposal began to make progress in various state legislatures. Early action occurred both in large Democratic strongholds California, New York, and Illinois, as well as in medium-sized swing and red states such as Colorado, Missouri, and Louisiana.

As of 2019, 15 states and the District of Columbia have joined the compact; collectively, these jurisdictions control 196 electoral votes, which is 73% of the 270 required for the compact to take effect.[3]

Advisory committee

Notable newspaper endorsements

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About National Popular Vote". National Popular Vote. 19 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Donate to National Popular Vote". National Popular Vote. 19 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fix the Electoral College — Or Scrap It". The New York Times. August 30, 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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