The electoral college vs. the popular vote: Could states do an end-run around the current system?

Per this article, So far only blue states have signed onto the Compact---"Over a decade, 10 states and the District of Columbia -- which add up to 165 electoral votes -- have passed laws to join the compact. So 105 more electoral votes are needed before it can go into effect.

The current states in the compact are Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Vermont, California, Rhode Island and New York." Long ways to go.







http://www.politifact.com/florida/article/2016/nov/17/electoral-college-vs-popular-vote-could-states-a/

The electoral college vs. the popular vote: Could states do an end-run around the current system?

By Amy Sherman on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 at 11:39 a.m.





Our conclusion

Ten states and the District of Columbia have signed on to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, in which states agree to award all their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The compact only takes effect when states totalling 270 electoral votes sign on, and so far the effort still falls short of that.

This plan would not eliminate the Electoral College, but it would dramatically alter its purpose, because electors would cast their votes based on the national popular vote. Battleground states would become obsolete, and candidates would concentrate on winning the most number of votes nationwide.

If enough states ever sign on, the plan would likely face a court challenge, with the Supreme Court getting to rule on whether the plan passes constitutional muster. That’s a future scenario we can’t predict.