Texas adopts the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to elect the President by national popular vote.
The bill amends the Texas Election Code to adopt the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. It mandates that Texas and other member states conduct statewide popular elections for President and Vice President. The chief election official in each state determines the number of votes for each presidential slate and adds them to produce a national popular vote total. The presidential slate with the largest national popular vote total is designated as the national popular vote winner.
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