Proclamation: Greenwich Democrats Support National Popular Vote

The following proclamation in support of the movement to elect presidents by national popular vote is from the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee:

The Greenwich Democratic Town Committee issued a proclamation today endorsing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and calling on the CT General Assembly to pass House Bill 5421, An Act Adopting The Interstate Compact To Elect The President Of The United States By National Popular Vote.

The Compact is an agreement among states to elect the President according to the will of the majority in a manner consistent with the Constitution. It’s a nonpartisan solution to make everyone’s vote for president matter—regardless of whether they live in blue, red or battleground states—and to make the winner the candidate with the most votes.

In calling on all four members of the Greenwich delegation to support H.B. 5421, GDTC chair Tony Turner remarked, “the National Popular Vote is an idea that has majority support among voters in Connecticut; we call on our state delegation to support the bill so that our votes for president will matter just as much as those cast in battleground states.” According to the non-partisan organization Making Every Vote Count, 76 percent of Connecticut voters support the National Popular Vote, including 93 percent of Democrats, 55 percent of Republicans and 74 percent of independents.

Democrats in Greenwich have played an important role in generating grassroots support for the measure during both the 2018 and 2017 legislative sessions. At present, 77 state legislators have co-sponsored the NPV bill, more than anytime since it was first introduced in 2009. On April 12, H.B. 5421 was placed on the House Calendar, the next step in the process of bringing it to a vote before the General Assembly.

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