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NPR: Virginia set to join National Popular Vote Compact; what does that mean exactly?
Save Our States' Trent England was recently interviewed by Radio IQ, Virginia's Public Radio station about the signing on the National Popular Vote bill in Virginia:
Trent England from Save Our States says the new system would violate the purpose of the Electoral College.
"It would turn the whole country into a plurality, winner-take-all competition where you would encourage more candidates to run because you could win with a small, regional plurality," England says.
The deal doesn’t kick in until states in the Compact add up to a majority of Electoral College votes. Now that Virginia is on board, they’re at 222 electoral votes. So, they’ll need 48 more before it takes effect.
Read or listen to the full news story at Radio IQ.