National Popular Vote Advancing Across the States  National
Popular Vote Advancing Across the States  Monday, March 23, 2009
BY Christian Smith-Socaris  National Popular Vote Advancing
Across the States  Our presidential election system - where a
handful of states determine the winner and the candidate with
the most support does not always win - is perhaps the most
widely recognized symbol these days of how far we still remain
from a free and equal democracy in which all voters have their
voices equally heard.  Fixing our dysfunctional Electoral
College system by enacting an agreement among the states to
implement a national popular vote (NPV) is a key priority for
PSN and other progressive groups across the nation.  In today's
Dispatch we outline recent developments in the movement for a
national popular vote, as well as the key reasons that NPV
remains a crucial reform for progressives, for states, and for
the nation as a whole.   Tell a Friend About This  Key Movement
of NPV Bills This Session     • Pas