National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
Coverage of National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in the Nexus archive.
- Spanberger's 'unconstitutional' push to redefine presidential elections makes voters 'NULL AND VOID': critics
Abigail Spanberger, a Democratic governor, signed a bill joining Virginia to the National Popular Vote Compact, which redirects the state's electoral votes to the national popular vote winner. Critics, including Virginia Republicans, call the move unconstitutional and argue it nullifies state votes, while progressive groups support it as a step toward representative democracy.
- National majority vote for president a step closer as Virginia signs bill into law
Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger signed the National Popular Vote bill into law, joining 17 states and DC in an interstate compact aimed at securing 270 electoral votes to implement a national popular vote system. The compact now holds 222 electors, bringing it closer to the threshold needed to determine the presidential winner.