National Popular Vote Inc.

National Popular Vote Inc.
Abbreviation	NPV Inc.
Formation	2006 (18 years ago)
Founders	John Koza; Barry Fadem;
Type	Nonprofit corporation; 501(c)(4)
Purpose	Enactment of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would guarantee the U.S. presidency to the candidate who wins the national popular vote across all fifty states and Washington, D.C.
Headquarters	Los Altos, California, U.S.
Board of directors	John Koza; Barry Fadem; Christopher Pearson; Pam Wilmot; Stephen Silberstein;
Key people	John Koza; (Chairman); Barry Fadem; (President); Christopher Pearson; (Secretary); Patrick Rosenstiel; (Senior Consultant); Eileen Reavey; (National Grassroots Director); Ted Trimpa; (Consultant); Scott Drexel; Saul Anuzis; Ray Haynes;
Website	www.nationalpopularvote.com

National Popular Vote Inc. is a non-profit organization based in Los Altos, California, launched in 2006 by Barry Fadem and John Koza.^[1] Its purpose is "to study, analyze and educate the public regarding its proposed interstate compact providing for the nationwide popular election of the President of the United States,"^[2] and it developed and champions the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

The proposal

The group's website describes their approach as follows: "Nationwide popular election of the President can be implemented if the states join together to pass identical state laws awarding all of their electoral votes to the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The proposed state legislation would come into effect only when it has been enacted, in identical form, by enough states to elect a President -- that is, by states possessing a majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes."

The group developed and champions the adoption of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which is an agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact is designed to ensure that the candidate who receives the most votes nationwide is elected president, and it would come into effect only when it would guarantee that outcome.

Progress

Within the first several months of its 2006 launch and media campaign, National Popular Vote's proposal began to make progress in various state legislatures. Early action occurred both in large Democratic strongholds California, New York, and Illinois, as well as in medium-sized swing and red states such as Colorado, Missouri, and Louisiana.

As of 2024^[update], 17 states and the District of Columbia have joined the compact; collectively, these jurisdictions control 209 electoral votes, which is 77% of the 270 required for the compact to take effect.^[3]

Advisory committee

Hon. John B. Anderson (IL)
Hon. Birch Bayh (IN)
Hon. John Buchanan (AL)
Hon. Tom Campbell (CA)
Hon. Tom Downey (NY)
Hon. David Durenberger (MN)
Hon. Jake Garn (UT)

Notable newspaper endorsements

Chicago Sun Times, March 1, 2006
New York Times, March 14, 2006
Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 27, 2006
Sacramento Bee, June 3, 2006
Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2006
Miami Herald, November 5, 2008
Boston Globe, April 19, 2009

References

^ "About National Popular Vote". National Popular Vote. 19 January 2016.
^ "Donate to National Popular Vote". National Popular Vote. 19 January 2016.
^ "Fix the Electoral College — Or Scrap It". The New York Times. August 30, 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

External links

Official website

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[1] "About National Popular Vote". National Popular Vote. 19 January 2016.

[2] "Donate to National Popular Vote". National Popular Vote. 19 January 2016.

[3] "Fix the Electoral College — Or Scrap It". The New York Times. August 30, 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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