National majority vote for president a step closer as Virginia signs bill into law via US news | The Guardian — Push for states to assign presidential electors to winner of popular vote gains momentum in bid to reach 270 threshold A national majority vote for president is one step closer to reality after Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger signed the National Popular Vote bill into law, joining an interstate compact with 17 other states and the District of Columbia. Under the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, states would assign their presidential electors to the winner of the popular vote, regar

Virginia's new law brings the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact closer to the 270 electoral votes needed for a national popular vote for president.

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Alabama bill would create procedures to replace faithless presidential electors An Alabama senator has pre-filed a bill that establishes procedures for replacing presidential electors who do not vote according to a party pledge. Sen. Sam Givhan, R-Huntsville, the sponsor of SB 11, said in a phone interview Tuesday that the bill’s purpose is to fill a gap in the appointing of electors. “There are some […]

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