Under the plan, states would use their constitutional “plenary power” to award their electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote once there’s support among enough states to make it work.
The proposal has been written into law in 10 states and the District of Columbia, which together control 165 of the 270 electoral votes needed to elect a president.
In New York, Gov. Cuomo renewed the state’s commitment to the proposal indefinitely the day before Americans went to the polls last week.
Legislation has also passed at least one legislative chamber in 12 other states with a total 96 electoral votes.
Pat Rosenstiel of the non-profit National Popular Vote — which is spearheading the effort — predicted passage in time for the 2020 presidential contest.
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