TRAINING, PRESENTATIONS, ADVOCACY HAVE BEGUN
By Daniel Lishansky, NPV Chair
The National Popular Vote committee is moving ahead with training of our members, arranging for presentations, and contacting legislators to educate them a
bout the National Popular Vote and encouraging them to co-sponsor the interstate compact at their next session.
Two presentations were scheduled for the beginning of July. One for our League’s Voter Rights Coalition as part of its regular meeting (July 6), and one for the League of Women Voters of the Space Coast (July 13). The Space Coast League has not had a National Popular Vote Committee and is hoping that exposure to the presentation will encourage participation.
We also have four new training videos about the National Popular Vote. While two are more in-depth than most people are looking for, the other two focus on important and little-known aspects of national campaigns. They are each less than three minutes and are available on YouTube.
The first is, “What If No One Receives 270 Electoral Votes?” This is becoming more likely as presidential elections are decided by less than 0.4% (this is not a typo: fourth-tenths of one percent) of the votes cast across just three states. And it’s even more likely if third-party candidates are competitive. Here’s the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/vSYQRo2oOzw.
The second video dispels the myth that the National Popular Vote will concentrate on campaigning in larger states and big cities. That’s closer to what already occurs under our current system since campaigning only occurs in the ten or fewer swing states that really decide elections. “National Popular Vote Means Every Vote Will Count” is a short video describing the value of every vote in every state. The National Popular Vote will require candidates to campaign in every state, not just in the few states that currently decide the election. Here’s the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/7ChHcewmCbs.
Our focus continues to be on making presentations to community and business groups, political clubs, and even other Palm Beach County League committees. Anyone interested in a presentation for their group, inside or outside the League, please contact me, Danny Lishansky, at NPV@LWVPBC.org.
