How the 2020 Census Results Effect NPV

In April, the census reapportionment data was released with Florida gaining one electoral college vote along with Montana, Colorado, Oregon, and North Carolina. Several states lost an elector, while Texas added 2.

Overall, the National Popular Vote bill, which has passed in 16 jurisdictions, lost 1 vote toward our goal of 270 for the bill to take effect. NPV now has 195 committed Electoral Votes toward implementation. Read more here.

Why are states racing to pass new voting laws?

The Electoral College! Individual states are concerned with their specific outcomes, known as winner-take-all, in presidential elections.

Winner-take-all laws in 48 of 50 states determine that the plurality winner in that state takes ALL the Electors in the state even if it’s only a one vote difference. They don’t concern themselves with the national popular vote (the winner in all 50 states combined).

Only 10-12 states are considered “battleground” states… and worth fighting over. Using this map, if you hover over any of the battleground states, you’ll see why votes in those locations are more important than others: Georgia and Arizona were won by .5% or less, Pennsylvania by 1.2%, Wisconsin by .7%, North Carolina by 1.4%. Ninety percent of all campaigning happens in those few states, but if all votes counted equally, then a larger difference per state wouldn’t matter if it were Red or Blue. Large numbers of voters from both parties are disenfranchised by winner-take-all laws. Examples are Ohio, Virginia, Maine and Texas.

Now you know why both sides are so invested in voting laws that count or don’t count even a small portion of their population. Read more here.

Michael Steele Supports the National Popular Vote

Floridians for National Popular Vote is pleased to announce that Michael Steele will speak at the Lifelong Learning Auditorium at FAU Boca Raton on why the National Popular Vote is such an elegant solution to fairly elect the president while preserving the Electoral College. As he says. “I’m an American, a conservative and a Republican, in that order……”

Be sure to save November 9, 2021 at 2 PM. The event will be in-person as well as recorded for later viewing. Stay tuned for details on how to register.
The event is co-sponsored by Floridians for NPV, League of Women Voters Palm Beach Country, Florida Atlantic University, and FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

In the News

Our Editor is on hiatus for the rest of the summer, so we’ll be resuming our monthly summary of national articles related to the National Popular Vote when she returns. If you see an article or editorial you think we should share, please forward it or a link to it to NPVFL1@gmail.com. For past issues, visit our archive.

Debunking Most Common Myths about a National Popular Vote

Monday, July 26 7:00 PM ET /  4:00 PM PT Sign up here

Michael Steele Supports the National Popular Vote

Floridians for National Popular Vote is pleased to announce that Michael Steele will speak at the Lifelong Learning Auditorium at FAU Boca Raton on why the National Popular Vote is such an elegant solution to fairly elect the president while preserving the Electoral College. As he says. “I’m an American, a conservative and a Republican, in that order……”

Be sure to save November 9, 2021 at 2 PM. The event will be in-person as well as recorded for later viewing. Stay tuned for details on how to register.

The event is co-sponsored by Floridians for NPV, League of Women Voters Palm Beach Country, Florida Atlantic University, and FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

Floridians for National Popular Vote Educational Caucus

At the Floridians for National Popular Vote Caucus at the League of Women Voter’s Florida State Convention, Suzanne Lowe presented the National Popular Vote concept along with the most cited myths about how and why the bill functions. You can view and listen to a recording of the presentation here.

To schedule Floridians for National Popular Vote for a zoom or in-person presentation for your audience, click here. We have experts throughout Florida.

Newly Formed Legislative Committee

Members of Floridians for National Popular Vote have formed a Legislative Committee to brainstorm about how to best educate Florida legislators about the NPV bill. The committee is headed by attorney Angie Wegner.

The goal of the committee is to recommend potential strategies to the Floridians for National Popular Vote’s steering committee and the district chair volunteers in their continuing outreach to legislators and their staff.

A collaborative effort is the best approach when engaging grassroots volunteers with diverse skill sets.

2021 Op-Eds in Florida Newspapers

Floridians for National Popular Vote Volunteers have written 20+ Op-Eds to their local newspapers as an education campaign for Floridians to understand the bill and it’s implications. The National Popular Vote bill preserves the Electoral College and each states right to determine how their Electors vote.

2021 Legislative session ends; what to do now!

Dear NPV Advocates:

Once again, the National Popular Vote bill was filed in the Florida House and Senate, but no action was taken. However, we continue to learn and strategize.

Here is what we accomplished:
House Bill 39 filed by Rep. Joseph Geller had 5 co-sponsors. The most ever. We continue to gather support.
Many of you contacted your local legislators showing support for NPV. Even if you didn’t get a meeting, your emails and calls matter!
Twenty-two newspapers around the state published Op-Eds written by our NPV District Chairs. Many letters-to-the-editor were penned in reply to those Op-Eds. Click here for a list.
Five hundred sixty legislators and their staff received a series of emails explaining NPV. This non-partisan educational exercise was aimed at dispelling the myths around NPV.
We got social! After 2 years of piggy-backing on existing social media pages, Angie Wegner joined our team and now manages the Floridians for NPV presence on Facebook and Twitter.
Conservatives for yes for NPV joined Floridians for NPV as a coalition member. It’s especially important in Florida to show that conservatives are confident that a National Popular Vote is in everyone’s best interest.

Here’s what to do next:

Write to your legislators and THANK them for all they do! Find something specific you can agree with and mention that. Seriously. Plant the seed for your next encounter to be friendly rather than adversarial. Here’s a list of a few laws that were passed that you can reference.
Attend the League of Women Voters Florida Convention June 4 – 5, 2021. It will be virtual and Floridians for National Popular Vote will present a workshop. Exact date & time TBA. Open to LWV members only.
If you’d like to be more involved, reach out to your local District Chair. Their contact information is located on the map on our website or through our District Chair Organizer, Anne Coppenhaver. We’d love to have you!
For our 2022 strategy planning, tell us which legislators you spoke to especially if they seemed reasonable. Maybe not convinced, but at least open-minded. This will help us concentrate our efforts.
Make it a point to be active in voting issues, like fair districting, open primaries, ranked-choice voting and campaign finance reform. We need a combination of these reforms to get reasonable legislators elected rather than extremists on either side. Only then will we have a fair chance of getting NPV passed in Florida.

Thanks to all of you for your continued support,

Deb Mazzaferro
Co-founder
Marketing and Strategy

Update on US Census and Redistricting

Every 10 years, the US conducts a census. Due to the COVID pandemic, the 2020 census results are delayed until September 2021. However, the League of Women Voters, All on the Line and many other non-partisan advocacy organizations are already planning ways to ensure the districts drawn are fair for all voters.

Click here for more information.

What is happening with the National Popular Vote in the 2021 Florida Legislative Session?

In a word….nothing.

While we have filed bills in the Florida House and Senate, and we have committee assignments, our legislators haven’t taken notice.

Still, we persevere.

We are sending weekly emails to all legislators and their staff explaining the National Popular Vote bill, and we continue to educate that it is within their purview to change how electors vote. We also address the most common myths.

Our Communications Team and our local volunteers have secured Op-ed placements in 22 newspapers around the state. Follow-up letters-to-the-editors have reinforced the Op-eds’ stance.

Our local volunteers have reached out to their respective legislators to show support and ensure the bill is understood correctly.

Around the country, the National Popular Vote bill has been filed in 11 states this year. With 196 electoral votes already committed, we only need 74 to reach the total of 270 for the bill to go into effect.

It’s a continuing battle, but we expect to pass in enough states in time for the bill to be in effect for 2024. We appreciate your continued support! See the NY State article below on a case study toward passage and a typical path to success.

Deb Mazzaferro
Co-founder & Strategist

How the Filibuster Killed National Popular Vote for President in 1969

With Senate filibusters in the news every day, Jesse Wegman of the New York Times Editorial Board tells how a national popular vote was killed by a filibuster led by Southern segregationists in 1969. (read the full column).

National Popular Vote Expands Advisory Board

Continuing its tradition of non-partisan support of ensuring the president is elected by the popular vote in all 50 states, National Popular Vote (click to see the list) has expanded its advisory board to include new members from across the political spectrum.

New York State Case Study

New York is commonly considered a Blue state; however, the National Popular Vote bill was introduced there in 2007 by Republicans. Final passage was in 2011, when two-thirds of each party supported the measure in both the Senate and Assembly.

The bill’s sponsor, New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (R) stated in 2006:
“To ensure the popular election of the President is (sic) a creative and innovative way to attain this goal. New York State, the Empire State should take a leadership role in energizing our democracy.”

Similarities to Florida: At the time, New York, with twenty-nine Electoral votes, was America’s third-largest state and Republicans dominated the NY Senate. A survey showed 79% of New York voters supported the popular election of the president. The bill was introduced every year from 2007 to 2014 until it passed in 2011. Read the entire history here.

Learn About Ranked Choice Voting

At Floridians for National Popular Vote, we support other election reforms that lead to majority winners in our elections rather than plurality winners. Ranked Choice Voting is an excellent proposal in that pursuit.

Here is an opportunity to learn more and understand the process so you can support it when it comes up.

RCV allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference rather than having to just choose one. If no candidate has a 50%+ majority in the first tally, the candidates in last place will be eliminated one by one. If your first choice candidate is eliminated, your vote goes to your second choice. The process narrows until the top candidate with true majority support is selected. This means you can vote for whoever you prefer without concern about wasting or splitting a vote. LWV SRQ Sarasota County supports Ranked Choice Voting because it has been shown to encourage candidates to focus on issues, reducing negative campaigning and polarization. More women and people of color run for office and win in cities using RCV. Ranked Choice Voting saves municipalities money by eliminating the time and cost of run-off elections. Most importantly, your vote will always count.

The League of Women Voters of Sarasota County invites you to join them on Tuesday, April 13 at 7:00pm via Zoom to learn about Ranked Choice Voting for municipal elections in Sarasota County. To join the call register here.

You’d think passing a bill would be common sense!

The majority of Americans want to move to a National Popular Vote for President. Here’s a recent survey.

Common sense would dictate that concepts popular with the American people would motivate our legislators to focus on such things during their 2-month annual legislative session in Tallahassee.

Prior to my involvement with trying to pass a law with popular support, I didn’t understand the importance of who controls the legislative process. I often wondered why issues that pollsters told us are popular with voters don’t see the light of day.

Here’s what actually happens:
Every other year there is an election.
The winners are assigned committees based on which party is in power. The majority party controls all committee chairs and the majority of members on each committee will be from that party, effectively blocking any action by the minority party to advance their agenda.
Each Florida Representative can file a maximum of 7 bills. Senators can file an unlimited number. Newly elected members are usually told by leadership which bills they can sponsor. This still results in 3500+ bills each session. Most bills are written by special interests groups. Legislators rarely understand the implications of these bills in their early stages. About 250 bills are actually passed each session.
Bills are assigned to committees.
Any bill must go through each committee in a specific order to get to the next one. Our National Popular Vote HB#39 is assigned to Public Integrity and Elections. It must make it through that committee before it will move to Judiciary. This means the representatives on the Judiciary Committee aren’t paying the least attention to HB#39 until they are required to by passage in the previous committee.
If it passes these two committees, it goes to the House floor for a full vote. Because HB#39 is an interstate compact, there can be no amendments along the way. Most bills will have lots of proposed amendments and will have to go through reconciliation with a companion bill passed by the Senate.
The Senate Committees assigned to SB#1092 (our companion bill) are Ethics and Elections, Judiciary, and Rules. These various committees can wait for the House to act, go through the process concurrently or table it.
As the bill passes one committee it becomes possible to be taken up by the next one. If it passes all three, the full Senate votes.
If it passes the Senate, the Governor has three choices: sign the bill into law, not sign it allowing it to become law without his signature after 7 days during session or 15 days after session ends or veto it.

Here is where common sense does not make come into play:

The majority party has control of the process.
What the people want has nothing to do with what bills are heard in committee or debated in either chamber.
The bills that are passed are pre-determined by Leadership of the majority party.

All is not lost!

Grassroots efforts bring popular concepts to legislators’ attention. Last month you learned about 6 actions you can take to make your voices heard on NPV. Let your representatives know how important this bill is to you and to America. Keep up the good work on behalf of National Popular Vote.

And it’s extremely important to understand the positions of those we elect.

Thank you!

Deb Mazzaferro
Co-founder & Strategist

National Popular Vote Bills Filed in Florida

You can follow House Bill #39, here.            You can follow House Bill #39, here.

Both Bills are identical to the compact passed in 16 jurisdictions across the US accounting for 196 electoral votes. When the bill has 270 electors committed to voting for the candidate who has received the most votes in all 50 states, the bill goes into effect.

Florida’s 29 electors amount to 1/3 of the 74 needed!

Call, write and advocate your legislators to support these bills.

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IT’S TIME TO GET TO WORK!

Welcome to 2021 and the start of the Florida Legislative Session! We are excited to jump into action and have several ways you can help.

Remember, the National Popular Vote bill is non-partisan. Both Republicans and Democrats are supporting it. You might enjoy this recording of a conservative making the case for a National Popular Vote.

Since the majority of Florida legislators are Republican, we need them to understand that the compact does not abolish the Electoral College. Instead, it maintains the states’ rights to direct their electors. All Floridians for NPV efforts are best served when we are knowledgeable, respectful and grateful to our legislators.

A special thanks to Senator Lori Berman, District 31, for role-playing with us on January 7. While she played legislator, our co-communications manager, Cynthia Archbold, volunteered to present the National Popular Vote to her. A lively exchange ensued, illustrating what it’s like when you have a busy legislator firing questions at you!

Thank you!

Deb Mazzafarro

Co-founder & Strategist

SIX STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO GETTING NPV PASSED IN FLORIDA

Number 1: Track the House Bill #39

The NPV Compact has been assigned House Bill #39 and sent to two committees, Public Integrity and Elections and Judiciary. Follow the links to view the members of each committee.

You can track the bill by using a handy tool, click here.

Number 2: Thank our Co-Sponsors

We already have three co-sponsors:
Anna Eskamani, District 47;
Michael Grieco, District 113 and
Carlos Guillermo Smith, District 49.

Follow the links to send them an email message!

Number 3: Every Tuesday is Talk to Your Legislator Day

Join our new private Facebook Group, started by Angie Wegner, to mobilize Floridians. She’ll be providing specific instructions for you to be an activist for our cause especially during the next three months while our legislators are in committee and then in session.

Number 4: Write to Your Legislators

The National Popular Vote website has a very handy tool with several email templates.

All you need to do is enter your zip code and choose one of the suggested letters in support of NPV to send to your legislator. You can edit or write your own if you are feeling creative!

[Check out the monthly In the News for interesting phrases and figures, used in various news articles, that you can adapt to your letters]

Number 5: Forward our New Video

Shore up your knowledge of NPV and introduce friends, family and your legislators to the National Popular Vote by forwarding this link!

Number 6: Book a Speaker

Have Zoom, will travel! We have Subject Matter Experts available to speak to your group or accompany you to your meeting with your legislator. Just ask!

In the aftermath of 2020, opportunity in 2021.

2020 has been a most unusual year! From Covid-19 and its implications for our economy, to racial challenges, to a contested Election, nothing has gone as might have been expected. Despite these threats, democracy is alive if not somewhat bruised.

The Electoral College and the “winner take all” bills that were passed by the states in the mid – 1800s have caught the attention of politicians and the media. Most people were asleep in the high school when the lectures on Electoral College were given. The result? Few people understand how it works. Nevertheless, many voters have a niggling sense that something is wrong with it. America is the ONLY major democracy that does not elect its president by popular vote. No country would ever establish this system today.
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact addresses many of the Electoral Colleges’ problems. With 15 states plus the District of Columbia having 196 or 72% of the electoral votes required for activation of the national popular vote, only another 74 are required. Florida with its 29 Electoral Votes would get us almost 40% of the way there. But it will take a lot of communicating and work to educate Legislators on why passing NPV would be in Florida’s best interest long term. Floridians for National Popular Vote is committed to getting NPVIC bills passed in Florida and across the nation by 2024.

Join us in 2021 to get NPV better understood and on everyone’s radar. First, make sure you have visited our website and filled out the Volunteer Form. This will connect you with like-minded individuals in your area or neighborhood who will be doing things like:

Sending supporting emails/postcards to your local legislators
Writing letters to news outlets
Speaking before community/church/social groups

Connect with NPV leadership in your area (see below) and make a difference in our pursuit of a better democracy. Our website is: Floridiansfornpv.com

 National News

Colorado’s NPVIC Affirmed by the Voters!

In the recent election, Colorado voters confirmed that they want their state to be part of the movement to correct some of problems with the Electoral College. Post election polls show the voters chose to keep their state in the National Popular Vote Compact by a margin of 52% to 48%. Including Colorado, the compact has been signed by states that collectively represent 196 Electoral College votes, 74 shy of the 270 needed to win the presidency.
A local grassroots group, “Yes on National Popular Vote” spearheaded the effort to sustain the bill and raised over $4.5 million dollars with the support of the League of Women Voters and Common Cause. Those against the bill were primarily those from rural areas and the Colorado Republican Party.

Congratulations to Sylvia Bernstein and “Yes on National Popular Vote!
https://www.yesonnationalpopularvote.com

Rep Geller filed NPVIC for Florida 2021 Session: HB 39
Sen Torres and Rep Geller spoke at Florida NPV Summit.

Over 60 Floridians gathered on a virtual conference call to plan its legislative strategy for 2021. Keynote speakers were Senator Victor Torres SD 15 and Representative Joseph Geller HD 100. During his presentation, Representative Geller announced that he had just submitted the NPVIC bill HB 39; and Senator Torres pledged to submit the same bill in the Senate before the end of the year.

Torres and Geller focused their comments on how important it is for the Legislators to understand how the NPVIC bill works so they can, in turn, educate their colleagues. Each stressed that constituents need to reach out to them in their district offices (before the craziness of the Legislative session) to demonstrate real concern about the “winner take all” rules and support for the solutions that NPV provides.

Senator Victor Torres SD 15

Representative Joseph Geller HD 100

Eileen Reavey, Grassroots Coordinator for National Popular Vote, Inc. also spoke and shared strategies and tactics that had worked in other states. She reported that in Colorado, they made thousands of phone calls to voters who were registered as “Independents” – a strategy they believe helped their efforts.

Floridians is now poised to begin a campaign of contacting our Florida Legislators. We are awaiting two important events:
Senator Torres filing the NPVIC bill in the Senate (before 2021 I was advised)
The House of Representatives assigning members to its committees.

Once these efforts are completed, each of the Regions and Districts will work together to contact the Legislators on the key House and Senate Committees. The purpose is to educate them/their staff about NPVIC and urge their committee to “hear” the bill in their committees.

  NPV Educational Programs

NPV Programs

Below are the available NPV Videos. Just click on “Watch here” to view.

Debating the Electoral College at The Cooper Union  Watch here
Neal Peirce, author of The People’s President, and Dr. John Koza, Chair of National Popular Vote, debated the Electoral College with Tara Ross, author of Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College, and Trent England, Director of Save Our States.MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell moderated this discussion on whether the electoral college is an essential element of our democracy or an obstacle to it.

 NPV Webinars

Introduction to National Popular Vote – Webinar

December 22 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT Sign up here
Run time: 45 – 60 minutes
Watch a previously recorded webinar 

Learn how we currently elect the President and about our plan to elect the President by National Popular Vote. Electing the President by National Popular Vote is the only reform that makes every vote for President equal and guarantees that whichever candidate receives the most votes becomes the President. Join staff from National Popular Vote to learn how this legislation works, how close it is to reality, and how you can get involved.

270 by 2024 Virtual Conference

National Popular Vote, FairVote, Common Cause, League of Women Voters, and Equal Citizens co-hosted this summit on National Popular Vote, discussing how we can change the way America elects the President by 2024. You can watch a recording here.

Interview with Professor George Edwards III, a presidential scholar and author of the book Why the Electoral College is Bad for America, Watch here

Interview with Former Lt. Gov Michael Steele (R-MD) on his Support of Electing the President by National Popular Vote, Watch here

Interview with New York Times editorial board member Jesse Wegman on his recent book Let the People Pick the President, Watch here

Perspectives on the Electoral College: Is 2020 a Turning Point?
Watch here
This year like all other election years on November 3, 2020, Americans will select their President through the electoral college. With a recent Supreme Court case clarifying states ability to control electors and states representing more than 70 percent of the threshold having enacted legislation to join a National Popular Vote Compact, the status and importance of the electoral college is very much up for debate.

Will the aftermath of the 2020 election change these dynamics? Does the current electoral college system advantage one political party over the other? Is the electoral college a bulwark against fraud or not? Our panelists will weigh in on the likely impacts of the court case, the coming election and other dynamics in helping elucidate what the future holds for the electoral college.

Panelists: Tara Ross, author “Why We Need the Electoral College”, Trent England, Save Our States Project, Pat Rosenstiel, Senior Consultant, National Popular Vote, Eileen Reavey, National Grassroots Director, National Popular Vote, Eli Lehrer, President, R Street, Moderator

 NPV Groups

Look for your area and then click on the name along-side to be connected to the NPV District Chair in your area.

County | Name of NPV District Chair

Alachua – Anne Coppenhaver Interim
Bay – Kara Woodson
Broward – Mary Jo Mosca
Citrus – Kate Betsko
Collier – Suzanne Low
Dade – Kristofer Hernandez
Gainesville – Shirley Arcuri
Jacksonville – Pam Edwards-Roine
Lee – Jan Lonsdale
Lower Keys – Marge Holtz
Manatee – Alice Newlon
Martin – Laurie Aguera-Arcas

County | Name of NPV District Chair

North Pinellas – Ellen Siegman
Okaloosa/Walton – Katherine Rudolph
Orange – Louise Thompson
Palm Beach – Cynthia Archbold
Pasco – Christine Bright
Pensacola – Anne Coppenhaver Interim
Sarasota – Vilia Johnson
Space Coast – Sharon Reynold-Mixon
St. Petersburg – Marty Shaprio
Tallahassee – Anne Coppenhaver Interim
The Villages – Helen Kelly
Upper Keys/Monroe – Linda Kaplan

We are looking for NPV Chairs for Pensacola, Gainesville, and Tallahassee.  If you are interested or know of someone who is, please contact Anne Coppenhaver at ccopenhaver@me.com. We are also thrilled to have new NPV District Committees sprouting up in Florida. If your area is not listed, contact Anne Coppenhaver who will welcome you and help set you up.

 Myth #7

A major reason for establishing the Electoral College was to prevent elections from becoming contests where presidential candidates would simply campaign in big cities.

QUICK ANSWER:

Given the historical fact that 95% of the U.S. population in 1790 lived in places with fewer than 2,500 people, it is unlikely that the Founding

 Happenings

NPV District Chair Monthly Meetings (Zoom)
First Thursday of Every Month from 5:30 – 6:30 PM EST

Next dates:

• January 7, 2021
• February 4, 2021

Contact Marcia Herman at marciavotes@gmail.com for an invitation to these meetings.

Volunteers Needed

• A writer to profile volunteers

For more information, please contact Kathleen Crampton.

Donations

We humbly accept your donations to help us do the good work of passing NPV in Florida.
Thank you. Donate here.

NPV Opens “On-Line Store”

NPV a Priority Regardless of Election Outcome

Polls show that Biden is leading Trump by between 3% and 10% nationwide as of the last week in October. But there is no agreement on how each of the candidates will do in the Electoral College. Because most states have passed “winner take all” rules, election results now depend on small slivers of the voting population in swing or battleground states. This is what happened in 2016 when Trump lost the popular vote by 2.8 million votes but won the Electoral College because of the “winner take all” rules in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin by a mere 78,000 vote margin. This may happen again this year as well but would not if NPV were in effect.

With 15 states and DC having passed NPVIC bills for a total of 196 Electoral Votes, we need only another 76 votes to activate NPV. Regardless of the election outcome next week, our democracy should never again be beholden to small sliver of the population. This is why your Floridians for National Popular Vote is committed to getting NPVIC bills passed in Florida and across the nation.

League of Women Voters Makes NPV a priority for 2021

The LWVUS has long supported electing the president by popular vote. In 1970, the League supported an amendment to the Constitution that passed in the House but failed because of a Senate filibuster. In 2010, the LWVUS conducted a “concurrence” and expressed their support of the National Popular Vote as one acceptable way to achieve the goal of the direct popular vote of the President.
This past September, the LWVUS updated their 2021 Legislative Guidance and included the following regarding National Popular Vote (NPV):
Establish popular election: Support the popular election of the President through a compact among the states governing how they would cast their votes in the Electoral College.
Utilize the National Popular Vote Compact: Support the use of the National Popular Vote Compact as one acceptable way to achieve the goal of the direct popular vote for election of the president until the abolition of the Electoral College is accomplished.
Replace winner take all laws: Respect the right of state legislatures to replace winner take all laws.

98% of the general-election campaign events (119 of 122) by the major-party presidential and vice-presidential candidates during the first nine weeks (August 28 to October 22, 2020) of the 2020 campaign has been in just 12 closely divided battleground states. 80% of the events were in just 7 states — Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona. All of the 122 events were in just 15 states. Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia have not received any general-election campaign events at all.

This has long-term implications since “swing” states receive more grants and greater federal largess. California has received little help for its devastating fires nor has Texas for its horrific hurricanes this past year. Both are reliably blue and red states respectively and therefore receive little federal attention. Having a President who is elected by a minority of voters is not good for the country long term.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE

NPV Programs
Below are the available NPV Videos. Just click on “Watch here” to view.

Interview with MSNBC Political Analyst Rick Tyler & former Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis: The Conservative Case for a National Popular Vote Watch here
Interview with Former Lt. Gov Michael Steele (R-MD) on his Support of Electing the President by National Popular Vote
Watch here

Interview with Former Lt. Gov Michael Steele (R-MD) on his Support of Electing the President by National Popular Vote

 Watch here

Interview with Professor George Edwards III, presidential scholar and author of the book Why the Electoral College is Bad for America

Watch here

Interview with New York Times editorial board member Jesse Wegman on his recent book Let the People Pick the President

Watch here

Debating the Electoral College at The Cooper Union

Watch here
Neal Peirce, author of The People’s President, and Dr. John Koza, Chair of National Popular Vote, debated the Electoral College with Tara Ross, author of Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College, and Trent England, Director of Save Our States.MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell moderated this discussion on whether the electoral college is an essential element of our democracy or an obstacle to it.
Note: NPV only works within the Electoral College system; hence we support its improvement not its elimination at the present time.

How to Give National Popular Vote 101 Presentation
Tuesday, October 27, 3:00 PM EDT, Sign up here

A walk through on how to use the National Popular Vote slideshow template and give presentations in your own community. For volunteers.

Introduction to National Popular Vote – Webinar
November 4th 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT Sign up here
November 5th 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT Sign up here
November 6th 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT Sign up here
November 9th 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT Sign up here

Learn how we currently elect the President and about our plan to elect the President by National Popular Vote. Electing the President by National Popular Vote is the only reform that makes every vote for President equal and guarantees that whichever candidate receives the most votes becomes the President. Join staff from National Popular Vote to learn how this legislation works, how close it is to reality, and how you can get involved.

Debunking the Most Common Myths
About a National Popular Vote – Webinar
Friday, November 6th 4:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM PT Sign up here
Tuesday, November 10th 6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT Sign up here
We’ll review the most common misconceptions that people have about electing the President by National Popular Vote with a focus on preparing attendees to respond to this opposition themselves. This is good for individuals who want to be better informed about the bill, and/or be better able to respond to these misconceptions on their own. Recommended: Have some preliminary understanding of National Popular Vote OR attend an Intro to NPV webinar first.

Advice to Speakers – Webinar

Wednesday, November 18th 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT Sign up here

A presentation on the do’s and don’ts of talking about National Popular Vote. Helpful for people who want to be as informed as possible when talking with their friends and family about National Popular Vote, and for people who might be presenting about National Popular Vote to a civic or community group. Recommended: Have some preliminary understanding of National Popular Vote OR attend an Intro to NPV webinar first.

How to Give National Popular Vote 101 Presentation – Webinar

Tuesday, October 27th 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT Sign up here
Thursday, November 19th 3:00 PM PT / 12:00 PM PT Sign up here
A walk through on how to use the National Popular Vote slideshow template and give presentations in your own community. For volunteers.

NPV District Chair Monthly Meetings (Zoom) First Thursday of Every Month from 5:30 – 6:30 PM EST

Next dates:
Thursday, Nov 5, 2020
January 7, 2021

Special Florida NPV Summit: Planning for 2021
Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Contact Marcia Herman at marciavotes@gmail.com for an invitation to these meetings.

Volunteers Needed

• Writer to profile volunteers
• Researcher to help with “In the News”

For more information, please contact Kathleen Crampton.

Donations

We humbly accept your donations to help us do the good work of passing NPV in Florida.
Thank you.

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NPV Opens “On-Line Store”

Want to get our message out there? Hoping to stir up some interest in NPV?

Check out this link to see all the things ways you can help advertise National Popular Vote. The pictures below show a sample of what is available.