An Act to Amend Title 15 of the Delaware Code Relating the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
It became law on Mar 28, 2019.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 35
- Latest action
- Mar 28, 2019
What it does
Act enacts the National Popular Vote compact, which changes the Electoral College from an institution that reflects the voters’ state-by-state choices into a body that reflects the voters’ nationwide choice. Currently, state statutes require that electoral votes are controlled by the plurality of the voters in the state but this system is not required by the U.S. Constitution or federal law. The National Popular Vote compact requires that each member state award its electoral votes to the presidential candidate who received the largest number of popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The National Popular Vote compact becomes effective when it is enacted by states…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Anthony Delcollo
- Bryan Townsend
- David Bentz
- Harris B. McDowell
- Bruce C. Ennis
- Catherine Cloutier
- Darius Brown
- Dave Sokola
- Debra Heffernan
- Earl G. Jaques Jr.
- Ed Osienski
- Frank Cooke
- Gerald L. Brady
- John "Jack" Walsh
- John A. Kowalko
- John J. Viola
- John L. Mitchell
- Kendra Johnson
- Kim Williams
- Laura V. Sturgeon
- Melissa Minor-Brown
- Nicole Poore
- Nnamdi Chukwuocha
- Paul Baumbach
- Pete Schwartzkopf
- Quinton Johnson
- Raymond Seigfried
- Sean Lynn
- Sean Matthews
- Sherry Dorsey Walker
- Stephanie Bolden
- Stephanie Hansen
- Tizzy Lockman
- Trey Paradee
- Val Longhurst
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Delaware.