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MI HB6323
Bill
Status
9/5/2018
Primary Sponsor
Tim Kelly
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Interstate Compact to Elect the President by National Popular Vote" as Michigan law, allowing Michigan to join other states in a multistate agreement.
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Requires member states to conduct statewide popular elections for President and Vice President, with chief election officials calculating a national popular vote total across all participating states.
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Directs member states to appoint their presidential electors to the slate of candidates who win the national popular vote, rather than the candidate who wins each individual state's popular vote.
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Takes effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of electoral votes (270 or more) have enacted the agreement in substantially the same form.
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Allows member states to withdraw from the compact, except that withdrawals within six months of the end of a presidential term do not take effect until after the next presidential term begins.
Legislative Description
Elections; other; interstate compact to elect president by national popular vote; establish. Creates new act.
State: interstate compacts and agreements
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/05/2018
9/6/2018