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MI SB1117
Bill
Status
9/5/2018
Primary Sponsor
Dave Hildenbrand
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AI Summary
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Establishes Michigan's participation in an interstate compact requiring states to award presidential electors to the national popular vote winner, rather than the state popular vote winner.
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Takes effect only when states cumulatively possessing a majority of electoral votes (270 of 538) have enacted the same compact in substantially identical form.
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Requires state election officials to calculate national popular vote totals across all member states and designate the presidential slate with the largest total as the "national popular vote winner."
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Allows any member state to withdraw from the compact, except withdrawals within six months of a presidential term's end cannot take effect until after the next presidential term begins.
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Becomes effective 90 days after enactment into law; terminates automatically if the electoral college is abolished.
Legislative Description
Elections; other; interstate compact to elect president by national popular vote; establish. Creates new act.
State: interstate compacts and agreements
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Elections And Government Reform
9/5/2018