Changes

'''National Popular Vote''' (NPV) is an initiative in 2007 to change state laws in order to guarantee that the winner of the popular vote nationwide will be given a majority of the [[Electoral College]] votes, and thereby become [[President]] even if the candidate did not win the Electoral College as traditionally tabulated.<ref>http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/index.php</ref>

'''National Popular Vote''' (NPV) is an initiative which began by 2006 to change state laws in order to guarantee that the winner of the popular vote nationwide will be given a majority of the [[Electoral College]] votes, and thereby become [[President]] even if the candidate did not win the Electoral College as traditionally tabulated.<ref>http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/index.php</ref>

This NPV would subject the entire Nation to the election laws—and election fraud—in [[liberal]] states like [[California]] and [[Illinois]].  The NPV would marginalize the influence of most states in presidential elections, instead turning control of the country over to large cities, and would circumvent the [[Twelfth Amendment]]<ref>[http://freedomoutpost.com/2016/02/trashing-the-12th-amendment-with-the-national-popular-vote/ Trashing the 12th Amendment with the National Popular Vote]</ref> as well as the safeguards provided by the [[Electoral College]].

This NPV would subject the entire Nation to the election laws—and election fraud—in [[liberal]] states like [[California]] and [[Illinois]].  The NPV would marginalize the influence of most states in presidential elections, instead turning control of the country over to large cities, and would circumvent the [[Twelfth Amendment]]<ref>[http://freedomoutpost.com/2016/02/trashing-the-12th-amendment-with-the-national-popular-vote/ Trashing the 12th Amendment with the National Popular Vote]</ref> as well as the safeguards provided by the [[Electoral College]].

But as of April 29, 2009, five states representing 61 of the goal of  270 electoral votes had passed this into law: Washington, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey.

But as of April 29, 2009, five states representing 61 of the goal of  270 electoral votes had passed this into law: Washington, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey.

== References ==

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{reflist}}