Michigan Republicans reaffirm opposition to national popular vote proposal - Washington Examiner

Bill Advocating National Popular Vote Draws Support and Criticism in Michigan - The Michigan Star

by Therese Boudreaux   A proposed bill could change the way Michigan votes for president. House Bill 4156 would enter Michigan into the National Popular Vote Compact, an agreement among participating states to elect the president by national popular vote. This means Michigan, as well as all other compact member states, would pledge to allocate all of its electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate receives the greatest number of votes na…

Michigan Republicans reaffirm opposition to national popular vote proposal - Washington Examiner

Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives are doubling down on their opposition to a Democrat-led bill, which could put the state’s 15 electoral votes in line with the national popular vote in presidential elections. The effort comes as other states have passed measures looking to align themselves with the national popular vote, rather than their own state’s popular vote, as a way to change the way a president is elected. Seventeen st…