WV SB52 | 2008 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2008 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2008-01-09 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Status: Introduced on January 9 2008 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2008-01-09 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to enter West Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Under the compact, the state agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact.
Title
Relating to states' agreement to elect president by popular vote
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-09 | To Judiciary | |
| 2008-01-09 | To Judiciary | |
| 2008-01-09 | Introduced in Senate | |
| 2008-01-09 | To Judiciary | |
| 2008-01-09 | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB4031 (Same As) 2010-04-22 - Chapter 64, Acts, 2010
Subjects
West Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=52&year=2008&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill |
