VirginiaHB3752025 Regular SessionHouse

Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact.

Sponsored By: Dan I. Helmer (Democratic)

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Summary

Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United States gives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the manner of awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A state may withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring within six months of the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dan I. Helmer

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 2/9/2024

Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 2/5/2024

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Left in Privileges and Elections

    11/18/2024House
  2. Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)

    2/9/2024House
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)

    2/5/2024House
  4. Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration

    2/2/2024House
  5. Impact statement from DPB (HB375)

    1/17/2024House
  6. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

    1/7/2024House
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102603D

    1/7/2024House

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    2/14/2024

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