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National Popular Vote Interstate Compact


The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential ticket wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

[8][10] A report by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) found that turnout among eligible voters under age 30 was 64.4% in the ten closest battleground states and only 47.6% in the rest of the country – a 17% gap. [39] New Yorker essayist Hendrik Hertzberg concluded that the NPVIC would benefit neither party, noting that historically both Republicans and Democrats have been successful in winning the popular vote in presidential elections. Virginia v. Tennessee, 148 U.S. 503, 517–518(1893) New Hampshire v. Maine, 426 U.S. 363, 469(1976) United States Steel Corp. v. Multistate Tax Comm'n, 434 U.S. 452, 468(1978) Cuyler v. Adams, 449 U.S. 433, 440(1981) Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Governors, FRS, 472 U.S. 159, 175–176(1985)^ Florida v. Georgia, 58 U.S. 478, 494(1855)^ a b Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado, No.

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