Bill > HF2668

This bill withdraws Minnesota from the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote (NPV), which was a compact designed to award a state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote, rather than the candidate who wins the state's popular vote. The bill amends the existing state law to remove provisions related to the NPV compact, specifically eliminating language that would have required the State Canvassing Board to declare presidential electors based on the national popular vote winner. The bill also explicitly directs the governor to inform other agreement states of Minnesota's withdrawal and repeals two existing statutes (208.051 and 208.052) that had previously established and governed the state's participation in the NPV compact. By taking these actions, Minnesota is effectively ending its participation in the interstate agreement and returning to the traditional method of awarding electoral votes based on the state's own popular vote results, which means the candidate who wins Minnesota's popular vote will receive the state's electoral votes.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2668&ssn=0&y=2025