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This resolution expresses strong support for the Electoral College, the constitutionally established system for electing the President of the United States. The resolution argues that the Electoral College, created by the Founding Fathers, provides a balanced approach to presidential elections by ensuring that smaller states' interests are protected and that candidates must gain support from multiple regions of the country. It specifically criticizes the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), a proposed agreement among states to award their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, which the resolution claims would diminish individual states' importance in elections and potentially allow a candidate to receive a state's electoral votes despite being opposed by that state's majority of voters. The resolution calls on South Carolina's Governor and Attorney General to aggressively fight any efforts to eliminate or undermine the Electoral College, framing the current system as a secure method that has successfully facilitated peaceful presidential transitions for over 200 years.

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