Endorsers of the NPV Plan

Formal endorsements of the National Popular Vote Plan as of March 2009 include the following. Web-based versions of these endorsements can be found via the links provided.

  • Asian American Action Fund
    • AAA-Fund's endorsement of National Popular Vote (NPV) [link]
  • [ Common Cause ]
    • Common Cause and several of its state branches have been active partners from the news conference announcing the plan in February 2006.
  • NAACP
    • At its 2008 annual convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, the NAACP adopted a resolution in support of the proposition of a national popular vote for president in general and the National Popular Vote plan in  particular. It won final approval of the NAACP board on October 17, 2008. [resolution (PDF 54 Kb)]
  • National Black Caucus of State Legislators
    • In December 2006, This resolution [resolution (PDF 37 Kb)] was unanimously adopted by the Judiciary Committee of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) at its annual meeting in Jackson, Mississippi . It was adopted by acclamation on the floor.
  • National Latino Congreso
  • Sierra Club
    • In February, 2009, Sierra Club published its formal endorsement of NPV [resolution]
  • U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

The following organizations have also established support for a national popular vote plan:

  • Defenders of Wildlife
  • Public Citizen

For a listing of state legislators and other individuals backing the National Popular Vote Plan, see its webpage at www.nationalpopularvote.com.

 

 
April 6th 2007
Initiative to Scrap Electoral College Gains Steam
Westport News

Westport News writes in support of NPV.

April 5th 2007
Electoral vote could change
The Bennington Banner

The Bennington Banner on the move towards a National Popular Vote for Vermont.

April 2nd 2007
Bypassing the Electoral College
Washington Post

Columnist E.J. Dionne supports the National Popular Vote plan for president in a commentary appearing in newspapers around the nation.

April 2nd 2007
Sidestepping the Electoral College
The Journal - Martinsburg Journal (WV)

Editorial page editor applauds the National Pouplar Vote plan for president in a commentary.

April 2nd 2007
Making The Popular Vote A Winner
TomPaine.com

FairVote's Rob Richie and Ryan O'Donnell highlight the success of the national popular vote plan in Maryland's legislature, and impact on fair presidential elections this historic reform success will have.

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