National Popular Vote
Date of Study (month/year)
5/2009
Name of Submitting League
LWV of the US
Title of Study (limit 80 characters)
National Popular Vote
Summary of Study (limit 500 characters)
Several articles and background on the national popular vote for President.
League or Contact Email Address
http://www.lwv.org/content/contact
League or Contact Phone Number
202-429-1965
The 2008 Convention voted to conduct a study of the National Popular Vote proposal, which would establish the popular election of the President through a compact among the states governing how they would cast their votes in the Electoral College. The 2010 Convention amended the national position to support the National Popular Vote compact as another method of selecting the President until such time as the Electoral College is abolished. (Impact on Issues 2012-2014, page 22.)