Bill > HB829

This bill establishes the "National Popular Vote Act" in Missouri. It creates an interstate compact among participating states to elect the U.S. President by the national popular vote, rather than the current system of the Electoral College. The key provisions include: (1) each member state will conduct a statewide popular election for President and Vice President; (2) the state's chief election official will determine the national popular vote total for each presidential slate and designate the slate with the largest total as the "national popular vote winner"; (3) the state's presidential elector certifying official will then certify the appointment of the elector slate associated with the national popular vote winner; and (4) the agreement will take effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have enacted it.