Bill > SB1041

This bill, titled the National Popular Vote Act, proposes that Missouri join an interstate compact, an agreement between states, to elect the President and Vice President based on the national popular vote. Essentially, if enough states join this compact so that they collectively represent a majority of the electoral votes, then all participating states would agree to award their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the most individual votes nationwide, rather than the candidate who wins the popular vote within that specific state. The bill defines key terms like "chief executive" (Governor or Mayor), "elector slate" (candidates for presidential elector nominated in association with a presidential candidate), "chief election official" (the state official who certifies vote totals), "presidential elector" (an individual chosen to cast a state's electoral vote), "presidential elector certifying official" (the state official who certifies the appointment of electors), "presidential slate" (a pair of candidates for President and Vice President), "state" (including the District of Columbia), and "statewide popular election" (an election where individual voters cast votes for presidential candidates). The compact would take effect when states with a majority of electoral votes have enacted it, and any member state can withdraw, though such withdrawal would not be effective until after the next presidential term begins if it occurs within six months of the end of the current term. The agreement would terminate if the Electoral College is abolished.