The League supports the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
The LWVFL believes that the President of the United States should be elected as is every other local, State and national public official-by popular vote. For that reason, the League is working to enact NPVIC, a bill by which states would direct their electors to vote for the Presidential candidate who captures the most votes nationwide.
Right now, more than 77 percent (209) of the 270 electoral votes needed to activate NPVIC have been secured, in 17 states and the District of Columbia. Legislation is being considered by 20 other states, accounting for an additional 193 electoral votes. NPVIC preserves the electoral system while guaranteeing the votes of all Americans count, which is not the case today.
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Floridians for National Popular Vote has launched as a multi – organizational task force including LWVF and Common Cause as participants. This task force is modeled on the statewide Gun Safety group spearheaded by the League several years ago. The website is: FloridiansForNPV.com. This new group focuses on advocacy while education will still be done by the NPV Committee of the League. Check out the website for inspiration and more detailed information on NPV advocacy efforts.
Click here to hear Jesse Wegman, author of “Let the People Pick the President,” be interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air. Information is also available on the Florida LWV’s website, https://www.lwvfl.org/issue/npv and at nationalpopularvote.com
The League of Women Voters of Hillsborough County is available to attend a meeting of your group to show a presentation about the NPVIC movement and share more information. Please contact our Speakers Bureau chair at speakers@hclwv.org to request a presentation.
Other ways to get involved with this issue:
- Join the national popular vote action group in our League! Contact us at npvic@hclwv.org. We’d love to have you join our team, chaired by Shirley Arcuri.
- Tell family, friends and colleagues about the national popular vote.
- Meet and communicate with other League members, the public and legislators to educate them about the national popular vote and advocate for legislation enacting the national popular vote in Florida.
- In addition to events and presentations, meet with local reporters or editorial boards, write letters to the editor and work with third-party groups to build support.