Abolish the Electoral College
Establish a national popular vote for president via constitutional amendment or the NPV Interstate Compact.
Why this matters.
Five times in U.S. history the Electoral College has installed a candidate who lost the national popular vote (1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, 2016). The Electoral College systematically over-weights small-state voters and concentrates campaign activity in a handful of swing states. A national popular vote is the simplest expression of the one-person-one-vote principle articulated in Reynolds v. Sims (1964).
Non-partisan in application.
Two enforcement paths exist: (1) a constitutional amendment under Article V, or (2) the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which takes effect when enacted by states totaling 270 electoral votes. As of 2024 the compact has been adopted by 17 jurisdictions totaling 209 electoral votes. Both routes are explicitly authorized by Article II, Section 1, which empowers each state to direct the manner of appointing electors.
Measurable outcomes. Hard deadlines.
A national popular vote eliminates the 'swing-state' bias that causes presidential candidates to ignore 75–80% of the U.S. population. It ends the possibility of a minority president and the associated legitimacy crises. The Tracker monitors state-level NPV compact enactments and federal constitutional-amendment resolutions. Each legislative session, we score whether representatives in compact-target states voted for or against NPV bills.
The Accountability Tracker logs votes on NPV Interstate Compact bills in state legislatures and constitutional-amendment resolutions in Congress. It also tracks gubernatorial signings and veto overrides. PAC support requires public endorsement of the NPV compact or a constitutional amendment and active lobbying in the candidate's home legislature.
Secure NPV passage in states totaling 270+ electoral votes; introduce a constitutional-amendment resolution in Congress as a parallel track.
NPV compact takes effect for the next presidential cycle; no presidential campaign ignores safe states.
First popular-vote presidential election under the compact; constitutional-amendment resolution reintroduced with majority House support.
Constitutional amendment ratified by 38 states; permanent, irreversible national popular vote enshrined in the Constitution.