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To citizens of Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Pennsylvania. All who will have Democratic governors on January 3rd.Tired of the Electoral College? Do you believe whoever wins the popular vote should be President? Read this. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) does not technically bypass or eliminate the Electoral College; rather, it works within the Electoral College system to effectively guarantee that the winner of the national popular vote wins the presidency. How It Works Constitutional Basis: Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution grants individual states the sole authority to determine how they appoint their Presidential Electors. Most states currently use a state-level winner-take-all system. The Binding Pledge: Participating states pass legislation agreeing to award all of their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall national popular vote, regardless of who wins that specific state. Activation Threshold: The compact contains a trigger clause: it only takes effect once joined by enough states to control a majority of the Electoral College—270 or more electoral votes. Until that threshold is reached, member states continue allocating their electoral votes under their existing state-level rules. Legal & Constitutional Debates While the mechanism avoids needing a formal Constitutional Amendment, its eventual implementation will face legal challenges: Wikipedia The Compact Clause: Article I, Section 10 prohibits states from entering agreements without congressional approval. Supporters argue this applies only to compacts that encroach on federal power, while critics contend congressional consent is mandatory. Voting Rights Concerns: Opponents argue that binding a state's electors to national totals disenfranchises local voters if their state voted for the opposing candidate. State Sovereignty: Proponents point to Supreme Court precedents (such as Chiafalo v. Washington, 2020) confirming states have broad power to restrict and direct how their electors vote. Action: Write to your new candidate governors. Individual states have the sole authority to determine how they appoint their President.