The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an agreement among a Group of U.S. States and the District of Columbia to award all their respective Electoral Votes to whichever Presidential candidate wins the overall popular vote in the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
The Compact is designed to ensure that the candidate who wins the most Popular Votes is Elected President, and it will come into effect only when it will guarantee that outcome.
As of January 2017, it has been adopted by ten States and the District of Columbia.
Together, they have 165 Electoral Votes, which is 30.7% of the total Electoral College and 61.1% of the 270 Electoral Votes (EV) needed to give the Compact Legal Force.
Jurisdictions enacting Law to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact:
Maryland - 10 (EV) - April 10, 2007
New Jersey - 14 (EV) - January 13, 2008
Illinois - 20 (EV) - April 7, 2008
Hawaii - 4 (EV) - May 1, 2008
Washington - 12 (EV) - April 28, 2009
Massachusetts 11 (EV) - August 4, 2010
District of Columbia - 3 (EV) - December 7, 2010
Vermont - 3 (EV) - April 22, 2011
California - 5 (EV) - August 8, 2011
Rhode Island - 4 (EV) - July 12, 2013
New York - 29 (EV) - April 15, 2014
Total - 165 (61.1% of the 270 EV needed)
Current 2017 State Bills Waiting a Legislature Vote:
Arizona - 11 (EV) - HB 2277
Colorado - 9 (EV) - SB17-099
Connecticut - 7 (EV) - HB 5205, HB5434, HB5435, HB5736, SB9
Florida - 29 (EV) - HB0311, SB242
Georgia - 16 (EV) - SB64
Idaho - 4 (EV) - H0059
Indiana - 11 (EV) - SB372
Kansas - 6 (EV) - HB 2024
Maine - 4 (EV) - LD 156
Minnesota - 10 (EV) - HF42, HF44, SF10, SF16
Missouri - 10 (EV) - HB 497, HB 635
New Hampshire - 4 (EV) - HB447
New Mexico - 5 (EV) - SB 42, SB 54, SB 102
Ohio - 18 (EV) - HB25
Oregon - 7 (EV) - HB2731
Pennsylvania - 20 (EV) - HB189
South Carolina - 9 (EV) - H 3173
Texas - 38 (EV) - HB 496
Virginia - 13 (EV) - HB 1482
Total = 231 (EV)
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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