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Today, the Virginia House passed HB965, to enact the National Popular Vote interstate compact. The Virginia Senate passed a companion measure, SB322, by a party-line vote on Monday. The bills now go to Gov. Spanberger. 

In response, Trent England, founder and executive director of Save Our States, made the following statement:

“This is a grave mistake that threatens to disenfranchise Virginia voters. If in effect in 2024, all of Virginia’s electoral votes would have gone to Trump even though the Commonwealth’s voters preferred Harris by more than five percent. After decades of work to prevent faithless electors, the National Popular Vote interstate compact relies on electors breaking faith with state voters.

“The NPV interstate compact is so poorly written as to be dangerous. It has no provisions for close elections, disputes, or recounts. It conflicts with ranked-choice voting, currently used in Alaska and Maine. And it has multiple legal flaws, including its attempt to create a single election despite states using vastly different rules and procedures.

“NPV would require nationalizing elections. It would lead to countless lawsuits in state and federal courts, giving judges tremendous power over future presidential elections. At best it would be struck down by the Supreme Court. At worst it would create chaos, uncertainty, and even more distrust in our elections.”