Last Tuesday’s Democratic sweep handed the party full control of five battleground states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada. Together they hold enough electoral votes to switch on the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a plan to have the presidency decided by the national vote total without amending the Constitution. Within days, Pennsylvania’s governor said the idea “makes sense,” lawmakers in Michigan and Wisconsin promised early action, and legal scholars warned of a collision ahead of 2028.
Status
· Where the compact stands: 18 states and D.C. have joined, worth 222 electoral votes, 48 short of the 270 it needs. Members pledge their electors to the national popular-vote winner “regardless of which candidate wins their state.” https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-have-a-plan-to-use-midterm-blowout-to-undo-electoral-college
· The newest member: Virginia joined in April under Gov. Abigail Spanberger, bringing the compact to 222.
· The five new trifectas: Pennsylvania (19), Michigan (15), Arizona (11), Wisconsin (10) and Nevada (6) hold 61 electoral votes. If all five join, the compact reaches 283. Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Nevada alone would put it at 272, with Arizona “another possible route.”
· The deadline: member states must hold an electoral majority by July 20, 2028 for the compact to govern that year’s election. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4795277/democrats-eye-ditching-electoral-college-2028/
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