In a democracy, every vote should matter equally—and the candidate who receives the most votes should win.

But in two of the last six presidential elections (2000 and 2016), the winner of the national popular vote did not win. And candidates only focused their attention on voters in a few swing states.

There has to be a better way. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an agreement between states to award their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the most votes nationally.

But it only goes into effect after enough states with a combined total of 270 electoral votes have joined the compact. This would guarantee that every vote cast—no matter what state you reside in—would count equally towards electing the next president.

Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have joined the National Popular Vote compact, which combined have 195 electoral votes. Michigan can be next.

Michigan now has a Democratic trifecta, with an ambitious agenda that includes abortion rights, voting rights and workers rights. Michigan can lead the way in promoting democracy by joining the National Popular Vote Compact, and legislation has been introduced in both houses of the legislature.

Sign and send the petition to your state legislators: Michigan must join the National Popular Vote compact. Please VOTE YES on HB 4156 in the state House and SB 126 in the state Senate.