Bill > HB491

This bill enacts the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote, which allows states to join an agreement to appoint their presidential electors based on the nationwide popular vote winner, rather than the winner of the state's popular vote. The bill also brings forward existing Mississippi laws related to the selection of presidential electors, with the intent of possibly amending them. The agreement will take effect once states cumulatively possessing a majority of electoral votes have joined, and any member state can withdraw except within six months of the end of a president's term. The bill also defines key terms such as "elector slate," "chief election official," and "presidential slate."