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HJ0006 • 2020

Reject National Popular Vote Compact.

A JOINT RESOLUTION rejecting the National Popular Vote Compact and calling on non-signatory states to similarly reject the compact.

Elections
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Blackburn
Last action
2020-02-26
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

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Reject National Popular Vote Compact

This resolution rejects the National Popular Vote Compact and encourages other states to do the same.

What This Bill Does

  • Expresses Wyoming's rejection of the National Popular Vote Compact.
  • Encourages non-signatory states to reject the compact.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state of Wyoming
  • Other U.S. states

Terms To Know

National Popular Vote Compact
An agreement among some states to give their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes nationwide.
Electoral College
A system used in U.S. presidential elections where each state gets a certain number of electors based on its population, and these electors vote for president.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution is not legally binding.
  • It only expresses the opinion of Wyoming's legislature.
  • This bill did not pass, so it has no legal effect.

Bill History

  1. 2020-02-26 House

    H COW:H Did not consider for COW

  2. 2020-02-19 House

    H Placed on General File

  3. 2020-02-19 House

    H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  4. 2020-02-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 54-5-1-0-0

  5. 2020-02-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2020-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0006
2020
State of Wyoming
20LSO-0006
Numbered
2.0

House JOINT RESOLUTION
NO.
HJ0006

Reject National Popular Vote Compact.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Blackburn, Burlingame, Harshman, Hunt, Lindholm, Nicholas, Olsen, Stith, Styvar and Western and Senator(s) Anderson, Baldwin, Biteman, Boner, Bouchard, Coe, Dockstader, Driskill, Hicks, Hutchings, Kinskey, Landen and Steinmetz

A JOINT RESOLUTION

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION rejecting the National Popular Vote Compact and calling on non-signatory states to similarly reject the compact.

WHEREAS, free and fair elections are essential for democracy; and

WHEREAS, the Electoral College has been the hallmark of presidential elections in the United States for two (2) centuries; and

WHEREAS, the Electoral College provides stability to our democratic republic; and

WHEREAS, the National Popular Vote Compact seeks to undermine the electoral college and upset the established method of presidential election; and

WHEREAS,
should the Compact be given effect, rural, agrarian states like Wyoming would be stripped of all electoral power and be seen as no more than serfs in a feudal system; and

WHEREAS, the National Popular Vote Compact is of questionable legal significance and may be contrary to the Compacts Clause within Article 1, Section 10 of the United States Constitution;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING:

Section 1.

That the Wyoming Legislature emphatically rejects the National Popular Vote Compact and encourages other state legislatures which may be considering adoption of
the National Popular Vote Compact to decline the same and voice opposition to any such measure.

Section 2.

That the Secretary of State of Wyoming transmit copies of this resolution to the Wyoming Congressional Delegation and the Governor of Wyoming, and to the legislature of the thirty-five (35) states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin) that have not signed the compact.

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