Foreword
In June 2019, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) signed a bill that she said would make her reliably blue state “part of the national conversation around presidential elections.” The signing made Oregon the 15th state, along with the District of Columbia, to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an effort to ditch the Electoral College. Once enough states join the compact, it could change the way the U.S. elects presidents, moving the country towards an electoral system based on the popular vote. …
