Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president of the United States by means of a national popular vote.
This bill proposes to join an interstate compact that would allow states to elect the U.S. president and vice president based on the national popular vote rather than the Electoral College. It would take effect only when enough states have joined the agreement to collectively hold a majority of Electoral College votes. The bill amends state election laws to implement the compact's provisions, which require member states to count all popular votes nationwide and award all Electoral College votes to the candidate who wins the most popular votes across all participating states. The agreement includes provisions for state withdrawal, dispute resolution in case of ties, and termination if the Electoral College is abolished.
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Introduced Mar 19, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Senators Wirch, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wall;
cosponsored by Representatives Anderson, Snodgrass, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, J. Jacobson, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Prado, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell
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Party
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District
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Bob Wirch
DDemocratic
P
Chris Larson
DDemocratic
P
Dianne Hesselbein
DDemocratic
P
Dora Drake
DDemocratic
P
Jamie Wall
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Habush Sinykin
DDemocratic
P
Kelda Roys
DDemocratic
P
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
DDemocratic
P
LaTonya Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Spreitzer
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Ratcliff
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Keyeski
DDemocratic
P
Tim Carpenter
DDemocratic
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