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It is time to get rid of the electoral college! All voters, regardless of their political affiliation, are disenfranchised because the power of our votes are either diluted or inflated, depending entirely on where you live.
How can we replace the electoral college system?
There are two ways: either by Constitutional Amendment, or by the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC).
Amending the US Constitution requires a two-thirds vote in both US House of Representatives and the Senate.Three-fourths of state legislatures must then ratify the amendment. This is challenging, since states with disproportionately more voting power won’t easily give up.
NPVIC, on the other hand, can bypass this challenge, with the state’s plenary power over election, believed to be given by the US Constitution. As of now, 17 states have already signed up, consisting of 77% of the 270 electoral votes needed to elect a President. When more states join the pact, they will award all their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
What can we do as citizens?
Sign up and do something, at various organizations, such as:
https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/ (Bipartisan support for NPVIC)
https://www.lwv.org/opov (League of Women Voters)
https://abolishtheelectoralcollegepac.org/
https://www.thenationalvote.com/
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