Because of the Electoral College, the presidential election will come down to just a few votes in a few states. For most Americans, our votes won’t count in determining who will serve as commander in chief and our representative for the next four years.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

A movement has been building for nearly 20 years which would functionally abolish the Electoral College and let the people pick the president.

Here’s how it works:

• The National Popular Vote interstate compact is an agreement among the states that will only go into effect once it has been enacted by enough states to represent 270 Electoral Votes―enough to elect the president.

• Once in effect, every member of the compact will cast its electoral votes for the popular vote winner, even if it’s different than the winner of that state.

• Hereafter, the presidential candidate who gets the most votes will win the office!

Ending the Electoral College would provide stability to our elections. Just think: Joe Biden won seven million more votes than Donald Trump in 2020, but Trump was able to cast suspicion over states where the margin was much closer, making the election appear much closer than it was. Even in 2000, when George W. Bush won Florida by slightly more than 500 votes after extensive litigation, Al Gore’s national margin was more than 500,000.

Already, states representing 209 electoral votes have signed on to the interstate compact. We need to keep public pressure on to end the Electoral College once and for all!