The National Popular Vote compact has passed house and senate committees in Minnesota!
https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state/mn
If you live in Minnesota, please urge your legislators to pass the bill:
https://www.national-popular-vote.com/Campaign/MN/MN0
If Minnesota joins, we'll have 205/270 = 76% of the electoral votes required for the compact to take effect!
#uspol #minnesota #NationalPopularVote #EveryVoteEqual #democracy
@peterdrake Ooh, this means that gerrymandering wouldn't be possible anymore, right?
@trinsec @peterdrake not quite. It's a legal agreement between states to work together to circumvent the electoral college to essentially implement a popular vote (see this video for more info: https://youtu.be/tUX-frlNBJY)
@sojournTime
Thanks for the video, but it's too fast-paced for me. I'm not too familiar enough with US election style to understand this video. Is there some other source that's got... less moving pictures? ;)
@trinsec @peterdrake the Wikipedia page is informative, though a little verbose:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact?wprov=sfla1
