Electoral College Abolition

League Position

The League believes that the direct-popular-vote method for electing the President and Vice President is essential to representative government. We believe, therefore, that the Electoral College should be abolished.

We support the use of the National Popular Vote Compact as one acceptable way to achieve the goal of the direct popular vote for election of the president until the abolition of the Electoral College is accomplished.

News

Jun 5, 2024

National Push to Abolish the Electoral College

Jun 5, 2024

Five times in our nation’s history, the presidential candidate with the most votes was not elected to office. Our current US election system prioritizes the power of the Electoral College—an outdated racist relic—to disempower voters instead of prioritizing the power of its people.

Jun 5, 2024