Cuomo Signs Bill To Keep NY Part Of The National Popular Vote Compact Indefinitely

[Madmallard]

Sounds like another way to rig the election.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed legislation that secures New York’s place on the list of states that have joined National Popular Vote compact.

By signing this legislation, the governor seeks to guarantee that every vote in every state will matter in every presidential election.
The bill (S.5478/A.6044) modifies legislation signed by Gov. Cuomo in 2014 that added New York to an interstate agreement in which member states commit to award their electoral votes for president to the candidate who receives a majority of the national popular vote.

The original legislation required that New York be removed from the compact at the end of 2018 if the agreement had not been adopted nationally. The bill signed Monday removes this expiration date and keeps New York on the list of states supporting the National Popular Vote indefinitely.

“This action will help ensure every vote is treated equally and places New York at the forefront of the battle for fairer elections and strengthen our democracy,” Cuomo said. “Making the national popular vote a binding one will enable all voices to be heard and encourage candidates to appeal to voters in all states.”

By signing on to the National Popular Vote Compact, New York pledges to award its 29 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, but only to take effect once enough other states have passed identical legislation to comprise a majority of the Electoral Colleges 538 votes.

http://legislativegazette.com/archives/4011

 

[dsdmmat]

If it was to make every vote count then he would have made sure the 29 electoral college votes were split by vote percentage each candidate received. It is election fraud plain and simple.

 

[Saltwater60]

Cuomo talking about democracy what a joke. Nys is the least democratic state in the union. Look how he gets his bills passed like the safe act.

 

[Phazer]

....effectively subverting the electoral college and rewriting the U.S. Constitution without an amendment.

 

[Plater1]

....effectively subverting the electoral college and rewriting the U.S. Constitution without an amendment.

You forget the federal government is not bound to accept the votes, so this is a feel good law that is clearly non-binding. If the majority of the states felt this way they could just do a constitutional amendment. They don't have enough votes for that so Andy comes up with this stuff so all the heartbroken snowflakes don't feel as bad.

 

[Prudii]

The margin was not that large. This is a huge risk. If Trump wasn't so detestable Republican presidential candidate probably would have gotten the national popular vote.

 

[Koz]

I didn't see anything about negating, decertifying or even preventing millions of illegal votes from being cast.

 

[1911guy]

Just more proof that Cuomo is an enemy of the Constitution. How more proof does one need to see that?

 

[Dr. Evil]

“This action will help ensure every vote is treated equally and places New York at the forefront of the battle for fairer elections and strengthen our democracy,”

Coming from a guy who said this

 

[Cooolone]

These politicians need to LEARN that we are NOT a DEMOCRACY, but a REPUBLIC.

50.0000001% of the Vote does not Rule!

Is little wonder though, that in a State with 20,000,000+ people, 6,800,000 voted! So he can do what he wants because people don't get involved. So when 1/3 of the voting class votes, 51% of 1/3 you wind up with approx. 15% of the populace making decisions... Of course they'd want this, 3 million are easy to control, and sway, and feed Koolaid!

 

[fartgamer]

People are leaving in droves.

 

[meketrefe]

Now all the upstate counties need to sue Cuomo and the State.
Or seek for an independent state from the hemorroidal region.

 

[Criticalt]

How about every 4 years a candidate from each side builds an army. Then they go to war to see who becomes president. It worked pretty good in ancient times.

 

[pjzwtl]

If all the absentee ballots were opened and counted in places were they weren't Trump and Bush probably won the popular vote anyway since they generally go 2:1 republican not that it should matter in a REPUBLIC FUAC and all like minded ilk

 

[Grimscale]

Nice to know that my vote is not only subordinate to the slime in NYC, but now to the slime in all the other large democrat-oriented cesspools in the Country.

Cuomo's Democracy = tyranny of the majority.