Politics in Colorado can be a very, very touch conversation; Conservative vs. Liberal; Red vs. Blue; also Independents. Do all of us know, however, Colorado's stance on electing the President of the U.S.?

Whether you're Republican, Democrat or Independent, you probably cast a vote for whom you'd prefer to the the nation's President. If Colorado, along with 17 other states have their way, your vote in Colorado would work differently.

How long will it be before, with Colorado being a state behind the movement, that the Electoral College goes away.

It's one of those things that most people don't think about until a Presidential election comes around, the movement to throw out the Electoral College process of electing the President and moving to the National Popular Vote.

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In 2020, Colorado voters approved a law that the Colorado legislature and Governor Polis has enacted in 2019, joining other states (an interstate compact) to elect the President by national popular vote.

What is the National Popular Vote?

It would mean instead of Colorado's 10 Electoral College votes going to whomever won the majority of votes in Colorado, that everyone's vote would count to whomever they actually voted for.

Why Isn't the Law Happening If It's in Effect?

The law will go "live" when the collective Electoral College votes of the states that also have the law reaches 270 (at least 270 of the 538 Electoral Votes are needed to become President.)

As of this writing, 17 states and the District of Columbia have passed the bill, bringing the total to only 209 Electoral Votes.

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States Bordering Colorado and Electoral Votes

New Mexico is the only state that borders Colorado that currently also has a National Popular Vote law; they have 5 Electoral Votes.

  • Wyoming: 3 Electoral Votes.
  • Kansas: 6 Electoral Votes.
  • Oklahoma: 7 Electoral Votes.
  • Arizona: 11Electoral Votes.
  • Utah: 6 Electoral Votes.
  • Nebraska: 5 Electoral Votes.

It could be just a short amount of time (in the big picture) before the National Popular Vote is the way America does it.

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