Maine joins interstate popular vote compact
Posted on AllSides April 15th, 2024
From The Right
• Maine is joining an interstate compact to delegate its presidential electors to the winner of the national popular vote. • 16 states and Washington, D.C. have already joined the proposed pact. • "The person who wins the most votes should become the president," Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said. "To do otherwise seemingly runs counter to the democratic foundations of our country." Maine will become the latest to join a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the Democratic governor's announcement Monday that she's letting the proposal...