The League of Women Voters of North Carolina is urging members, partners, and the public to sign a petition calling on the General Assembly to pass the National Popular Vote (NPV) bill—a reform that would ensure the presidential candidate who wins the most votes nationwide becomes president.
Today, 48 states use a winner-take-all method for awarding Electoral College votes, meaning votes cast for the statewide “losing” candidate are effectively disregarded. The result: millions of voters are sidelined and campaigns concentrate almost entirely in a handful of battleground states. The NPV approach changes the incentive—every vote would carry equal weight, in every state, in every election.
Under the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, participating states agree to award their electors to the national popular vote winner once the compact reaches 270 electoral votes. This state-led, constitutionally grounded approach uses powers explicitly granted to the states in Article II.
Take action:
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Sign the petition (shareable with non-members).
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Share the link with friends, networks, and community partners across North Carolina.
Questions? Contact communications [at] lwvnc.org.
Let’s move North Carolina—and the nation—closer to a system where every vote for president counts equally.
