NPVIC
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NPVIC is an agreement among U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral reform proposal
ⓘ
interstate compact ⓘ |
| affects | Electoral College outcome ⓘ |
| aimsToChange | method of allocating presidential electors ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
U.S. states ⓘ |
| bindingOn | member jurisdictions that have enacted it ⓘ |
| conditionForEffectiveness | takes effect only when member jurisdictions together hold a majority of Electoral College votes ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasisClaimed | Compact Clause of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| controversy |
concerns about effects on campaign strategies
ⓘ
questions about constitutionality and enforceability ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedBy | supporters of the current Electoral College system ⓘ |
| dependsOn | accurate nationwide counting and reporting of votes ⓘ |
| doesNotChangeDirectly |
constitutional structure of the Electoral College
ⓘ
number of electoral votes allocated to each state ⓘ |
| electoralVoteThreshold | 270 ⓘ |
| fullName | National Popular Vote Interstate Compact ⓘ |
| goal |
to make every vote equal in presidential elections
ⓘ
to prevent a candidate from winning the presidency while losing the national popular vote ⓘ |
| governs | how member jurisdictions appoint presidential electors ⓘ |
| implementationMethod | state statutes joining the compact ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | align Electoral College result with national popular vote result ⓘ |
| legalForm | interstate compact under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted law in some U.S. jurisdictions ⓘ |
| mechanism | member jurisdictions award their Electoral College votes to the national popular vote winner ⓘ |
| opposesSystem | state-by-state winner-take-all allocation of electoral votes ⓘ |
| policyArea |
elections
ⓘ
electoral systems ⓘ presidential elections ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure that the candidate who wins the national popular vote becomes President of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Electoral College
ⓘ
election law reform ⓘ interstate compact ⓘ national popular vote ⓘ |
| requires | agreement on a national popular vote tallying method ⓘ |
| requiresActionBy |
governors
ⓘ
state legislatures ⓘ |
| scope | U.S. presidential general elections ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debate over Electoral College reform ⓘ |
| supportedBy | advocates of national popular vote for president ⓘ |
| topic |
federalism and state sovereignty in elections
ⓘ
representation in presidential elections ⓘ |
| usesSystem | winner of the national popular vote ⓘ |
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