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Originally Posted by Actor
Constitutional amendments have to be ratified by 3/4 of the states. Ratification by 38 states would be needed. If DC and PR become states 39 would be needed. The EC favors the GOP who could easily block ratification.
The Electoral College may eventually be abolished but it won't be any time soon.
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You don’t need an amendment:
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The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact is designed to ensure that the candidate who receives the most votes nationwide is elected president, and it would come into effect only when it would guarantee that outcome.[2][3] As of January 2021, it has been adopted by fifteen states and the District of Columbia. These states have 196 electoral votes, which is 36% of the Electoral College and 73% of the 270 votes needed to give the compact legal force.”
It will happen sooner than you think.