Greenwich Residents Push for Popular Presidential Vote

GREENWICH, CT — A group of residents is advocating to effectively make the presidential election decided by the popular vote.

The group is urging the state legislature to sign-on to the National Popular Interstate Compact. The compact would go into effect when enough states sign up to reach the 270 electoral vote mark, which is the number needed to win the presidency, according to the Greenwich Time.

States that sign on would devote all their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

Advocates argue that it will be good for Connecticut and other states that aren't battlegrounds and that the Constitution allows states to decide how they want to cast electoral votes.

Read the full Greenwich Time story here.

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