A Remedy for the Electoral College: The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Reforming or abolishing the Electoral College by passing a Constitutional amendment seems politically impossible—over 700 attempts have failed. This talk will explore a plan to circumvent the Electoral College by passing an identical bill in the legislatures of a coalition of states. Launched in 2006, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has made slow but steady progress—17 states plus D.C. have passed the bill. Together they control 209 electoral votes. If states with an additional 61 electoral votes enact the bill and the Compact is implemented, the winner of the national popular vote will always become President.