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| designate the presidential slate with the largest national |
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| popular vote total as the "national popular vote winner." |
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| The presidential elector certifying official of each |
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| member state shall certify the appointment in that official's |
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| own state of the elector slate nominated in that state in |
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| association with the national popular vote winner. |
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| At least six days before the day fixed by law for the |
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| meeting and voting by the presidential electors, each member |
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| state shall make a final determination of the number of popular |
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| votes cast in the state for each presidential slate and shall |
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| communicate an official statement of such determination within |
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| 24 hours to the chief election official of each other member |
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| state. |
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| The chief election official of each member state shall |
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| treat as conclusive an official statement containing the number |
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| of popular votes in a state for each presidential slate made by |
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| the day established by federal law for making a state's final |
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| determination conclusive as to the counting of electoral votes |
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| by Congress. |
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| In event of a tie for the national popular vote winner, the |
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| presidential elector certifying official of each member state |
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| shall certify the appointment of the elector slate nominated in |
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| association with the presidential slate receiving the largest |
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| number of popular votes within that official's own state. |
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| If, for any reason, the number of presidential electors |
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| nominated in a member state in association with the national |
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| popular vote winner is less than or greater than that state's |
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| number of electoral votes, the presidential candidate on the |
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| presidential slate that has been designated as the national |
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| popular vote winner shall have the power to nominate the |
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| presidential electors for that state and that state's |
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| presidential elector certifying official shall certify the |
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| appointment of such nominees. |
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| The chief election official of each member state shall |
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| immediately release to the public all vote counts or statements |
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| of votes as they are determined or obtained. |
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| This article shall govern the appointment of presidential |
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| electors in each member state in any year in which this |
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| agreement is, on July 20, in effect in states cumulatively |
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| possessing a majority of the electoral votes. |
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| Article IV-Other Provisions |
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| This agreement shall take effect when states cumulatively |
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| possessing a majority of the electoral votes have enacted this |
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| agreement in substantially the same form and the enactments by |
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| such states have taken effect in each state. |
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| Any member state may withdraw from this agreement, except |
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| that a withdrawal occurring six months or less before the end |
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| of a President's term shall not become effective until a |
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| President or Vice President shall have been qualified to serve |
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| the next term. |
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| The chief executive of each member state shall promptly |
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| notify the chief executive of all other states of when this |
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| agreement has been enacted and has taken effect in that |
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| official's state, when the state has withdrawn from this |
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| agreement, and when this agreement takes effect generally. |
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| This agreement shall terminate if the electoral college is |
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| abolished. |
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| If any provision of this agreement is held invalid, the |
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| remaining provisions shall not be affected. |
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| Article V-Definitions |
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| For purposes of this agreement,
"chief executive" shall |
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| mean the Governor of a State of the United States or the Mayor |
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| of the District of Columbia;
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| "elector slate" shall mean a slate of candidates who have |
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| been nominated in a state for the position of presidential |
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| elector in association with a presidential slate; |
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| "chief election official" shall mean the state official or |
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| body that is authorized to certify the total number of popular |
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| votes for each presidential slate; |
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| "presidential elector" shall mean an elector for President |
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| and Vice President of the United States; |
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| "presidential elector certifying official" shall mean the |
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| state official or body that is authorized to certify the |
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| appointment of the state's presidential electors; |
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| "presidential slate" shall mean a slate of two persons, the |
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| first of whom has been nominated as a candidate for President |
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| of the United States and the second of whom has been nominated |
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| as a candidate for Vice President of the United States, or any |
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| legal successors to such persons, regardless of whether both |
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| names appear on the ballot presented to the voter in a |
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| particular state; |
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| "state" shall mean a State of the United States and the |
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| District of Columbia; and |
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| "statewide popular election" shall mean a general election |
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| in which votes are cast for presidential slates by individual |
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| voters and counted on a statewide basis.". |
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| Section 10. Enforcement. The agencies and officers of this |
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| State and its subdivisions shall enforce this compact and do |
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| all things appropriate to effect its purpose and intent that |
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| may be within their respective jurisdictions.
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