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Kaleva

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12. From the article in the OP

Reply to Goodheart (Reply #11)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 09:05 AM

Apr 2024

"To accomplish this, they organized what they call the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), and states have been signing up for several decades. "

https://www.rawstory.com/popular-vote/

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Them Hartmann: Maine just took America one giant step closer to ending the GOP's grip on our elections [View all] Tom of Temecula Apr 2024 OP

The President represents ALL Americans and should be chosen by a majority of ALL sanatanadharma Apr 2024 #1

Interesting solution to this ancient travesty. jaxexpat Apr 2024 #2

If states believe in it, why not implement it now ? MichMan Apr 2024 #3

I don't like that work around ecstatic Apr 2024 #4

This might violate the Compact Clause Kaleva Apr 2024 #5

How is that a compact with other states? Goodheart Apr 2024 #11

From the article in the OP Kaleva Apr 2024 #12

"for several decades" TwilightZone Apr 2024 #14

SCOTUS will have the final if it gets that far. Kaleva Apr 2024 #16

Perhaps a fairer way to approach the issue would be to require states to choose proportional electors. Lonestarblue Apr 2024 #6

If you could get all 50 states to do it. tanyev Apr 2024 #10

Never going to happen brooklynite Apr 2024 #7

Nice to supply the link to the original article erronis Apr 2024 #8

Oh dear Tom of Temecula Apr 2024 #13

It's about time Maine got on board! ColinC Apr 2024 #9

Just a correction maxrandb Apr 2024 #15