Nevada Senate passes bill that would give Electoral College votes to winner of national popular vote
Source: The Hill
The Nevada Senate passed a bill that would give the states Electoral College votes to the winner of the popular vote, sending the legislation to the desk of Gov. Steve Sisolak (D).
The state Senate passed the measure on a 12-8 vote on Tuesday, CNN reported.
If Sisolak signs the measure into law, Nevada would become the latest state to join the National Popular Vote interstate compact, an agreement among a number of states to give their Electoral College votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote.
Currently, 14 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation to join the pact, which will only take effect if a number of states holding the majority of the Electoral Colleges 538 electoral votes join the agreement.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/444943-nevada-senate-passes-bill-that-would-give-electoral-college-votes-to
This'll never pass nationally; the battleground States you need for 270 will be a lot harder.
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)Note it is at least being discussed in any number of "battleground" states.
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The National Popular Vote bill will take effect when enacted into law by states possessing 270 electoral votes (a majority of the 538 electoral votes). It has been enacted into law in 15 jurisdictions possessing 189 electoral votes, including 5 small jurisdictions (DC, DE, HI, RI, VT), 6 medium-sized states (CO, CT, MD, MA, NM, WA), and 4 big states (CA, IL, NJ, NY).
The bill will take effect when enacted by states possessing an additional 81 electoral votes.
https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state-status There have been a few changes since this was updated, but it is nearly accurate to the moment.
brooklynite
(94,602 posts)...all with Republican-controlled State Legislatures are critical to reach 270 and won't pass it.
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)BootinUp
(47,165 posts)Turin_C3PO
(14,004 posts)my state, New Mexico, will pass such a bill. We have a Democratic governor and legislature so it is possible.
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)Lol thatll teach me to actually fully read a thread before commenting.
Voltaire2
(13,072 posts)But yes, getting to the 270 threshold is difficult. Not nearly as difficult as a constitutional amendment, but difficult.
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)And actually at least one of those (NV) has actually NOW passed it through both chambers. This is ignoring the battleground states. If their residents pressure their state legislators, this could pass just on those alone.
DrToast
(6,414 posts)And yet the count keeps growing.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)Just like national elections, we need Fl or Tx.
Could be a heavy lift these days
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)Seems many posters just want to repeat "dogma" without reading the thread or "digesting" the latest information on the effort... I don't get it.
Here is the link to the tracking organization, but it is now updated with NV passing through both houses.
https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state-status
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)I hope you are right in your optimism, but there is the possibility.
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)and governor signs, there are more than enough EV to enact the compact. They wouldn't need FL, TX or PA.
They have 189/270 needed. With NV, they will have 195. Count the votes from states in orange on the map I linked above.
Neither this nor any other important effort will succeed if we do not inform ourselves. That isn't OPTIMISM, that is the truth. Do I think this will have a likely possibility of occurring before 2020 election? NO. Do I think it has a strong chance of happening thereafter? YES. Of course not if we give up.
DUers, please read up on the issue before posting more 'this can never happen' crap. Please.
madville
(7,412 posts)That would be my question, and what party controlled it when it passed? I would think that it would have to be passed again by the current legislative body in a new session to be valid in most of those states. If one part of the legislature passed it in 2005, I would think they would have to pass it again in the current session and party control may have flipped since then.
hlthe2b
(102,297 posts)madville
(7,412 posts)Most of the current red states that previously passed it in one legislative body but it was never enacted were under Democratic control at the time years ago. So for it to get enacted in those states anytime soon it would have to get passed again through their current Republican legislature.
I was wondering how it got passed through a state legislature like say Arkansas and now I see that was in 2007 and 2009 when Democrats controlled it.
JGug1
(320 posts)What is happening regarding Medicaid, stonewalled by Republican legislatures and governors, is that when Dems get into power, the people get Medicaid. That is what will happen with this. Given the disdain that so many felt for Trump, the House flipped in 2016 and so did a lot of state government offices. We could see the same thing in 2020 and we just might get this change. What an odious and STUPID comment in the article where it says "only" 5 times. Once is too often.
madville
(7,412 posts)Imagine a scenario where a third party candidate gets about 5-10% nationally at the Democratic candidates expense, like a far-left candidate or moderate, take your pick.
Theoretically a Republican could be awarded all those blue states' electoral votes with just around 45% of the popular vote if the Democratic got 43% and a left-leaning third party received say 10% and everyone else collected 2%.
It's interesting but could go sideways for us mathematically in the wrong scenario.