National Popular Vote

We need to send a clear message to the State House – no more delays.

The National Popular Vote bill will make all American voters equally important, no matter where you live. 

Think back to 2008. In the heat of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama and John McCain almost never visited Massachusetts.  Instead, they did 98% of their big events in the 17 swing states, places like Ohio, Florida and New Hampshire.  Our state, like Texas and California, Rhode Island and Idaho, South Carolina and Connecticut, was a bystander state, too red or too blue to merit attention.

It will also prevent Bush v. Gore situations, ending forever the possibility that a tight vote in just one state can throw an entire presidential election into chaos, and eliminating the possibility that a person could win the presidency while actually receiving fewer votes than another candidate.

The National Popular Vote bill is an interstate compact - an agreement between the states - which says that if enough states join in to determine the winner, they will agree to grant their electoral votes together to the winner of the national popular vote, thus delivering the election to the person who gets more votes.

It's time to elect the president the commonsense way -- the person with the most votes should win.

Call your state senator to support this bill.

Thanks for your support.