A nationwide effort to sidestep the Electoral
College in presidential elections just got
another state on board.
The governor of Connecticut signed a bill
that opts his state into the National Popular
Vote Interstate Compact.
That agreement aims to ensure whatever presidential
candidate gets the most votes ends up in the
White House.
And supporters of the compact say it would
encourage presidential candidates to campaign
all across the country, not just in swing
states.
Remember, Hillary Clinton got almost 3 million
more votes than President Donald Trump.
So, how would this work?
States that are part of the compact would
hand out their electoral votes based on who
wins the national popular vote, regardless
of how that state's residents actually voted.
So far, 11 states and Washington, D.C., have
signed up.
But the compact doesn't go into effect until
the enacted states have at least 270 electoral
votes, which is the magic number a candidate
needs to win.
This effort started long before the 2016 election.
And with the addition of Connecticut, the
states in the compact represent 172 electoral votes.
