Relating to the adoption of the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.

HB 2720 would commit Texas to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), an agreement among states to award all electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. If enacted, Texas would automatically cast all 40 of its electoral votes for the presidential candidate who receives the most votes nationwide, rather than following the state's current winner-takes-all system. The bill adds a new chapter to Texas Election Code requiring the state to join the compact and follow its procedures, such as certifying the national popular vote winner and aligning Texas' electors with that candidate. This is a procedural bill that does not change Texas' current voting method but commits the state to participate in the NPVIC.