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This bill proposes to withdraw Minnesota from the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote (NPV), a compact designed to change how presidential elections are conducted. Specifically, the bill modifies existing state law by removing previous provisions related to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The changes to Section 208.05 eliminate language that would have allowed the State Canvassing Board to declare presidential electors based on the national popular vote total, reverting to the traditional method of selecting electors based on the state's own election results. Section 2 of the bill formally declares Minnesota's withdrawal from the agreement and directs the governor to notify other states in the compact. Additionally, Section 3 repeals two existing statutes (208.051 and 208.052) that previously codified Minnesota's participation in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which was designed to ensure that the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote would receive the state's electoral votes, regardless of the state-level election results. This bill effectively ends Minnesota's involvement in the NPV compact and returns the state to its previous method of allocating presidential electors.

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