Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; create.

Mississippi's HB 861 would enact the state's participation in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). If passed, Mississippi would join other states that have similarly enacted the agreement, committing to award all of its electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. The bill specifies that participating states would calculate a "national popular vote total" across all member states and certify electors based on that result, rather than the state's own popular vote. This would only take effect once enough states collectively hold a majority of electoral votes (270+). The bill does not change Mississippi's current electoral process but aligns it with the NPVIC framework.