Bill > SB1189

This bill enacts an interstate agreement, known as the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, into Arizona law, which aims to elect the President of the United States based on the national popular vote. Under this agreement, each participating state would conduct a statewide popular election for president and vice-president, and the chief election official of each member state would tally votes from all member states to determine the "national popular vote winner." The presidential electors in each member state would then be appointed to support the presidential slate that won the national popular vote, rather than the winner of that state's individual popular vote, provided that states collectively holding a majority of the electoral votes have joined the agreement. The agreement takes effect when enough states join to represent a majority of electoral votes and can be withdrawn from, though such withdrawal has specific timing restrictions. Important terms are defined, including "chief election official" as the state official certifying popular vote totals, "chief executive" as the governor or mayor, "elector slate" as nominated presidential electors, "presidential elector" as an elector for President and Vice-President, "presidential elector certifying official" as the state official certifying electors, "presidential slate" as a ticket of presidential and vice-presidential candidates, "state" to include the District of Columbia, and "statewide popular election" as a general election counted on a statewide basis.