As of March 26th, 2019:
|
These States
|
Offer This Many
Electoral Votes
|
|
California
|
55
|
|
Connecticut
|
7
|
|
Delaware
|
3
|
|
DC
|
3
|
|
Hawaii
|
4
|
|
Illinois
|
20
|
|
Maryland
|
10
|
|
Massachusetts
|
11
|
|
New
Jersey
|
14
|
|
New
York
|
29
|
|
New
Mexico
|
5
|
|
Rhode
Island
|
4
|
|
Vermont
|
3
|
|
Washington
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
Total Electoral Votes Available
|
189
|
If we add the states below to the National
Popular Vote Interstate Compact, we’d eliminate the Electoral College.
|
Electoral Votes
Available Per Above
|
189
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona
|
11
|
|
Arkansas
|
6
|
|
Indiana
|
11
|
|
Iowa
|
6
|
|
Kentucky
|
8
|
|
Mississippi
|
6
|
|
Missouri
|
10
|
|
Montana
|
3
|
|
Nebraska
|
5
|
|
North
Carolina
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
Votes Now Available
|
270
|
To be sure, not all the above are likely to come to
fruition – e.g., North Carolina, with its recent history of voter suppression,
might not want to contribute 15 votes to doing away with the Electoral College. But it’s always worth thinking creatively.
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