National Push to Abolish the Electoral College

6/5/24

Last week, LWVUS President Sania Irwin made an important announcement about the League’s new One Person One Vote campaign:

“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 Our current US election system prioritizes the power of the Electoral College—an outdated racist relic—to disempower voters instead of prioritizing the power of its people. Our president should be elected by the people—not the Electoral College. The League's One Person One Vote campaign is a critical step in our “moonshot” goal of abolishing the Electoral College and pushing towards true representation: a democracy powered by the people, for the people.” 

One Person One Vote will empower voters and defend democracy. This work will take time, but remember that when Susan B. Anthony began her campaign for women’s suffrage, she undertook the challenge even though she did not expect to live to see it accomplished—she just knew it was imperative to get started. 

Join us in spreading the message about One Person One Vote! You can find more information, sign up for email updates, and access the social media toolkit at www.lwv.org/opov.