Minnesota joins alliance to elect president by popular vote, adding new momentum to campaign – By Stephen Wolf (Daily Kos) / May 24, 2023
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has signed a law adding Minnesota to a multistate compact that would elect the president according to the national popular vote, making it the second state in just the last month to take action that would bring the compact closer to fruition.
The new law also enacted numerous changes to make voting easier and elections fairer in Minnesota, including expanding in-person early voting. It comes on the heels of two other laws Democrats recently passed to significantly enhance access to voting after they regained control over state government last year.
This latest law adds Minnesota’s 10 Electoral College votes to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, under which member states would give their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. Importantly, the compact would only come into effect once states with a majority of electoral votes have joined.
