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Virginia Becomes the Latest State to Sign on to the National Popular Vote Compact. Committed States Now Represent 222 of the 270 Votes Needed.

Virginia Becomes the Latest State to Sign on to the National Popular Vote Compact.  Committed States Now Represent 222 of the 270 Electoral Votes Needed.

Virginia became the 18th state to join the National Popular Vote Compact April 13th, bringing the electoral votes of committed states and DC to 222 of the 270 needed for the Compact to go into effect. It would render the presidential electoral college moot, and ensure the candidate with the most popular votes wins.

Judge Orders Utah to Immediately Draw New Congressional Map, After the Legislature Circumvented the Voters – and the State Constitution

Utah voters are back on a path to fair maps, as a state circuit court judge ruled Congressional districts must be redrawn by September 25th. The state’s supreme court ruled last summer that the legislature’s attempt at circumventing a citizen-led independent redistricting commission by passing contrary state statutes was unconstitutional.