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.

 

 
October 12th 2008
Let voters register on election day
Oregon Live

A Portland resident calls for instant runoff voting to end the spoiler problem.

October 10th 2008
Report: Campaign stops heaped on few states
Journal and Courier

The Journal and Courier picks up on FairVote's press release about the Shrinking Battleground in the 2008 Presidential Election.

September 21st 2008
Drop Out of College!
New York Post

Op-ed by National Popular Vote's John Koza featured in the New York Post

September 3rd 2008
Electoral College outdated; count each citizen's vote
Scarlet Scuttlebutt, NJ

Commentary argues that the electoral college should be abolished and supports the National Popular Vote plan.

September 3rd 2008
Obama-McCain contest: Should winner of popular vote always win the White House?
Christian Science Monitor

Article uses the 2008 Presidential race to explain the national popular vote plan.

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