Wisconsin Democrats Plan Push to Join National Popular Vote Compact
After winning majorities in both chambers of the state legislature in the midterm elections, Wisconsin Democrats say they will push for the state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, pledging Wisconsin’s electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote in presidential elections.
If a few more states join, the compact would change how presidential elections are decided. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 18 states and the District of Columbia have joined so far; only four more states are needed to pass the 270 electoral votes required for the compact to take effect. The bill is being drafted by Madison state Senator Kelda Roys; Democratic supporters say the move protects democracy. Republicans and conservatives call the compact unconstitutional, argue it would not survive a court challenge and say it would strip Wisconsin voters of their rights. State Senator Diane Hesselbein, expected to be elected Senate majority leader this week, said she is still taking the caucus’s temperature but has expressed support. Democrats have introduced the proposal repeatedly over the years, but it went nowhere in the Republican-controlled legislature; Roys, state Senator Bob Wirch and state Representatives Clinton Anderson and Lee Snodgrass last introduced it in 2025, and a spokesman for Wirch said a new bill for the coming session has already been drafted. Wisconsin Democrats also won every statewide executive office along with both legislative chambers — their first trifecta in 16 years — drawing close attention to their legislative agenda.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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