On Wednesday, Maine’s legislature passed a bill joining a compact to commit all of their electoral votes, regardless of who won in their individual state, to whichever candidate won the national popular vote.
  • Bassman1805@lemmy.world
    44·
    1 year ago

    This brings the total electoral votes joining the compact to 209. Michigan will join soon, bringing it to 225.

    270 electoral votes needed for the change to take effect. We’re getting there.

    • CraigeryTheKid@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      I didn’t think “getting there” is going to happen in our lifetime. We’re just going to hit a ceiling where “obviously blue” states join, and the rest don’t, which will hit before 270.

      • smort@lemmy.world
        7·
        1 year ago

        There could be some purple states where the stars align and this passes, but yeah, at least a generation, probably more

      • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        1 year ago

        Even once they “get there” the battle really starts. Interstate compacts must be approved by congress, which this never has been.