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The National Popular Vote: A better option for choosing our President?
Should every vote count equally in electing future presidents? Our current Electoral College system has resulted in five U.S. Presidents being elected without winning the most popular votes nationwide.
Join us for our First Tuesday Talk on June 3, 2025 to hear about the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The Talk will be on Zoom. Zoom link coming soon - check your e-newsletter in the coming week.
The majority of Americans want the president to be elected by a nationwide popular vote. National Popular Vote is a bill that makes that change without amending the U.S. Constitution. The League of Women Voters has said the bill “stands as a beacon of hope for a more democratic electoral system, one that aligns with the core principles of equality and voter empowerment.”
This bill has been passed by 17 states and the District of Columbia. They have 209 of the 270 electoral votes required before the law takes effect. Once states with 61 additional electors pass this law, it will change how these states cast their votes in the Electoral College and ensure that the candidate who won the national popular vote is elected president. It will mean every vote is equal across the country, candidates will be forced to campaign everywhere and the candidate with the most votes wins. The bill was passed by the Virginia House of Delegates in 2020, but the Senate did not call the bill up for a vote.
A representative of the National Popular Vote grassroots organization will explain the nationwide campaign to reform the Electoral College to elect the president by national popular vote. Local League Member Nancy Kolb will also share her perspective.
A representative of the National Popular Vote grassroots organization will explain the nationwide campaign to reform the Electoral College to elect the president by National Popular Vote. Local League Member Nancy Kolb will also share her perspective.
Join us Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 11:30 am via Zoom.
Meeting ID: 837 4958 5734
Passcode: 588618
