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gptkbp:instanceOf
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interstate compact
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gptkbp:activatedBy
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takes effect when states totaling at least 270 electoral votes join
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:constitutional_law
US politics
election reform
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:firstStateToJoin
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gptkb:Maryland
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gptkbp:firstStateToJoinYear
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2007
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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NPVIC
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gptkbp:legislature
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enacted by state legislatures
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gptkbp:mechanismOfAction
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member states award electoral votes to national popular vote winner
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkb:Heritage_Foundation
Mitch McConnell
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gptkbp:notableSupporter
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gptkb:Al_Gore
gptkb:George_Soros
gptkb:Howard_Dean
gptkb:John_Koza
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gptkbp:numberOfStatesJoined
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16 states and DC (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Republican_Party
some Democrats
Electoral College winner-take-all system
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gptkbp:purpose
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to ensure the President of the United States is elected by the national popular vote
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gptkbp:status
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not yet in effect
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
some Republicans
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gptkbp:totalElectoralVotesRepresented
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205 (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:type
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agreement among states
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/
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gptkbp:yearProposed
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2006
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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