“There’s a national popular vote compact,” he added, “in which a number of states have passed a bill that says we will allocate our vote, our electoral votes, to the person who wins the national popular vote once other states totaling 270 electoral votes do the same.”
Article II of the Constitution, however, clearly outlines the electoral process, dictating that states must appoint electors who meet and vote for the president:
Perez previously has said Republican nominee Donald Trump “didn’t win” the 2016 presidential election because Democrat Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.
Top Democrat Wrongly Asserts Electoral College Isn’t in Constitution
Article II of the Constitution, however, clearly outlines the electoral process, dictating that states must appoint electors who meet and vote for the president:
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.
Perez previously has said Republican nominee Donald Trump “didn’t win” the 2016 presidential election because Democrat Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.
Top Democrat Wrongly Asserts Electoral College Isn’t in Constitution