HB 1456 -- Interstate Compact to Elect the President by National
Popular Vote Act

Sponsor:  Roorda

This bill authorizes Missouri to enter into the Interstate
Compact on the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President
by National Popular Vote Act.  Currently, electors to the
Electoral College typically favor the presidential candidate
receiving the majority of their state's popular vote for
president.  The agreement requires the chief election official of
each state to designate electors to the Electoral College that
will vote in favor of the presidential slate receiving a majority
of the votes cast nationwide.  Methods for ensuring the accuracy
of the national popular vote are specified.

The agreement will take effect on July 20 of the year in which it
becomes effective in those states or districts that have a
majority of electoral votes in the Electoral College.  Interstate
agreements are typically binding on the states involved and
generally supersede both statutes and state constitutional law;
however, this agreement allows any state to withdraw by a simple
repeal of the enacting statute.  A state cannot withdraw from the
agreement during the six months preceding a presidential
election.  In the case of the abolition of the Electoral College,
the compact will be void.  Because the states have autonomy to
choose electors to the Electoral College, the agreement is not a
compact and does not require congressional approval to become
effective.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:10 pm