The Compact will go into effect only when states controlling at least 270 electoral votes have joined. But under the NPV system, states would commit to award their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote instead. Since the 19 th century, each state (with the exceptions of Maine and Nebraska) has awarded its electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote in that state. The Constitution gives state legislatures the right to choose how presidential electors are chosen. In the current Electoral College system, the presidency is awarded to the candidate who wins at least 270 of the 538 available electoral votes. Here’s what you need to know about National Popular Vote and the Electoral College: How does NPV work? There’s still more work to be done before we can wave goodbye to the current function of the Electoral College - one of the most fundamentally undemocratic parts of U.S. However, this does not mean that these states will award their collective 24 electoral votes to the biggest national vote-getter in 2020. The states’ approval of the compact is a victory for democracy and the principle of “one person, one vote.” The NPV is a multi-state agreement that, when active, would ensure that the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote nationally also wins in the Electoral College. In 2019, Colorado, New Mexico, Delaware and Oregon became the latest states to take a stand against the Electoral College and join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV).
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