March 20th 2006
Vote plan gains popularity
The Denver Post

Denver Post editor considers National Popular Vote effort worthy.

March 18th 2006
Ex-Olympian leads voting change effort
The Olympian (WA)

Profile of FairVote's Rob Richie and his role with the National Popular Vote plan.

March 16th 2006
Time to Scrap the Electoral College?
New York Times

FairVote executive director Rob Richie writes commentary on the link between the Electoral College and racial minority-voter inequality.

March 14th 2006
Drop Out of the College
The New York Times

The New York Times speaks out in favor of National Popular Vote for President - cites FairVote's research.

March 12th 2006
Bypassing the Electoral College
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Former U.S. Speaker of the House speaks up for National Popular Vote of the president.

March 9th 2006
Electoral College Drop-Out
Los Angeles City Beat

Prominent columnist Andrew Gumbel voices support for the National Popular Vote Campaign; he criticizes the problems of the Electoral College and the lack of campaigning in most states.

March 5th 2006
At long last: A truly fair popular presidential vote?
The Houston Chronicle

Nationally syndicated columnist Neal Peirce, an Electoral College and popular vote expert, quotes FairVote chairman John Anderson in an op-ed hopeful for reform.

March 1st 2006
We vote for a fairer way to decide national elections
Chicago Sun-Times

A ringing endorsement from the Chicago Sun-Times of the National Popular Vote campaign, of which FairVote is a lead coalition member.

February 28th 2006
The Electoral College: A new approach to an increasingly serious problem
Sacramento Bee

The Electoral College's violations of political equality make the case for presidential election reform particularly pressing, according to FairVote's Rob Richie and Ryan O'Donnell.

February 27th 2006
Group Presses States to Team Up Against Electoral College
Congressional Quarterly

An article that summarizes the recent kickoff of FairVote's National Popular Vote campaign.

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WHEREAS, the mission of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the planet through grassroots participation in politics and government; and

WHEREAS,  presidential candidates focus their efforts and resources only in battleground states.

WHEREAS, two-thirds of the states receive little to no attention in a competitive presidential election.

THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sierra Club supports National Popular Vote state legislation that will elect the President of the United States by popular vote.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Sierra Club supports election of the President of the United States by direct popular vote.