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Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agenda
minus-squareqwertilliopasd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·17 hours agoIf you live in a state that hasn’t joined the NPVIC push your state legislature to adopt it.
minus-squareSlakrHakr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agohttps://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state-status Shows the list of states and each state links to a post submission to message your state’s legislature
minus-squareMouseKeyboardlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoMy worry with that is the supreme court would just declare it void.
minus-squareSlakrHakr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoHow could they? At the end of the day isn’t it up to the states to decide who their electoral votes go?
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 hours agoI am worried about that too, but I also think that we should still fight to improve things regardless of the threat of a regressive court undoing our progress.
If you live in a state that hasn’t joined the NPVIC push your state legislature to adopt it.
https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state-status
Shows the list of states and each state links to a post submission to message your state’s legislature
My worry with that is the supreme court would just declare it void.
How could they? At the end of the day isn’t it up to the states to decide who their electoral votes go?
I am worried about that too, but I also think that we should still fight to improve things regardless of the threat of a regressive court undoing our progress.