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This bill establishes Oklahoma's participation in the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote, a compact where participating states agree to award their presidential electors to the candidate who wins the national popular vote, regardless of who wins the popular vote within their own state. The agreement, which requires a majority of electoral votes from participating states to take effect, outlines procedures for determining the national popular vote winner, appointing presidential electors based on that outcome, and allows states to withdraw from the agreement under certain conditions. The bill also defines key terms such as "chief executive" (Governor or Mayor), "elector slate" (candidates for presidential elector), "chief election official" (state official certifying popular vote totals), "presidential elector" (an elector for President and Vice President), "presidential elector certifying official" (state official certifying elector appointments), "presidential slate" (candidates for President and Vice President), "state" (a U.S. state or the District of Columbia), and "statewide popular election" (a general election for President and Vice President counted statewide). This legislation aims to shift the presidential election process towards a national popular vote system, and it will become effective on November 1, 2013.