I am opposed to any all bill that make it easier to cheat in elections like these bills being presented. I am opposed to any and all bills that make same sex marriage acceptable. I am opposed to any and all bills that allow full term abortion and allow minors to have abortions with out the parents knowledge. I am opposed to any and all bills that would allow minors to undergo transgender surgery . I am opposed to any and all bills that will raise taxes while the politicians are trying to give themselves a 150% increase no that is not acceptable.

I'm writing in support of HB965 and the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. I'm 55 years old, and for my entire adult life I've watched presidential candidates treat Virginia — and most of America — as an afterthought. Under winner-take-all, our state is simply not competitive enough to warrant attention. The result is that the policies, priorities, and promises of presidential campaigns are shaped by the concerns of voters in a handful of battleground states, not by the concerns of Virginians. This isn't a partisan grievance. I've felt this way even when my preferred candidate won. The principle is simple: in a democracy, every vote for president should carry equal weight regardless of where you live. Right now, that's not the case, and it hasn't been for a long time. And the problem goes deeper than the state level. Winner-take-all doesn't just render entire states irrelevant — it silences voters within those states. A conservative voter in Arlington or a progressive voter in rural Southwest Virginia might as well stay home for all the impact their presidential vote has. Their vote is absorbed into a statewide result that was never in doubt, and it counts for nothing in the final tally. The National Popular Vote fixes this. Under a popular vote system, every single vote adds to your candidate's national total regardless of whether your neighbors agree with you. A Republican vote in California carries exactly the same weight as one in Wyoming. A Democratic vote in Mississippi matters just as much as one in Massachusetts. That's what "one person, one vote" actually looks like. The 2024 election made the current dysfunction starkly clear. Out of roughly 155 million votes cast nationwide, the outcome hinged on fewer than 230,000 votes across just three states. Millions of voters in the other 47 states — including every Virginian — were effectively bystanders. That's not a healthy democracy. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is a practical, constitutional remedy that doesn't require abolishing the Electoral College. It simply uses the authority that Article II of the Constitution already grants to state legislatures to determine how their electors are appointed. Seventeen states and D.C. have already joined, representing 209 of the 270 electoral votes needed to activate the compact. Virginia's 13 electoral votes would bring the total to 222 — meaningful progress toward the finish line. This idea commands broad public support. Pew Research found in 2023 that 65% of Americans favor electing the president by popular vote, including 47% of Republicans — the highest GOP support in recent years. Gallup polling stretching back to the 1940s has consistently found majority support for this change. This is not a fringe proposal; it reflects what most Americans already believe: the person who gets the most votes should win. I urge you to vote HB965 out of subcommittee. Virginia has a chance to take a meaningful step toward making every voter in every state matter in every presidential election.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide, not just in swing states. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote, and every American vote, truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

Please vote to replace the “winner takes all” system of the electoral college with a true “one person, one vote” system!

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill. Thank you for time and consideration.

Echo the comments of others in support of HB965; in particular, I support because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginian’s vote truly counts. Virginia representatives should support this bill.

—I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill. —One person, one vote. HB965 gives Virginia voters real influence in presidential elections. The Compact ensures our Commonwealth counts in every election, not only in close years.I urge you to pass this bill. —Election campaigns should not spend all their time in swing states; all votes should matter. The National Popular Vote Compact will give voters in Virginia a true say in our government. —I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill. Joan K. Masterman jmasterman@cox.net 703.217.7933

I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. One person, one vote. HB965 gives Virginia voters real influence in presidential elections. The Compact ensures our Commonwealth counts in every election, not only in close years. Election campaigns should not spend all their time in swing states; all votes should matter. The National Popular Vote Compact will give voters in Virginia a true say in our government. I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. Please pass this bill.

I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill.

Summary of Attached Full Testimony NPV would nullify the voice of Virginia’s voters. In 2024 our electoral votes would have gone to Donald Trump despite the voters of the Commonwealth favoring Vice President Kamala Harris. One person, one vote is an important democratic principle, but it is not the only one. Separation of powers, protections for minorities, and federalism are important democratic principles as well, and the Electoral College balances these and other principles. In addition, NPV has numerous technical defects that threaten to blow up our presidential election process and produce chaos, confusion, and crises. Lobbyists for the compact will insist these defects are either myths or purely hypothetical and unlikely to ever happen. In fact, many of these defects can be seen simply by looking at what has happened in recent elections and then asking the question “What if this happened again while NPV was in effect?” or looking at current state laws and practices and asking “What if this state is still doing this when NPV is in effect?” For example, in 2024 West Virginia did not have certified vote totals available by the time the compact would have needed them if it was in effect. What if this happens again? It’s unclear– NPV’s lobbyists have sometimes said vote totals would be estimated for that state, or that state just wouldn’t have any votes included in the national count, and other times they’ve simply ducked the issue by insisting that what just happened can’t happen. On the other hand, New York certified its vote totals in 2008, 2012, and 2016 despite having more than a hundred thousand uncounted ballots in each of those elections at the time of certification, including nearly 425,000 missing votes in 2012. Compact states would have to accept incomplete and inaccurate vote totals from another state so long as they are reported on that state’s “official statements.” Regarding ranked-choice voting, NPV does not specify whether the first- or final-round vote totals, which can differ by tens or even hundreds of thousands of votes, must be used when tabulating the national count. Alaska’s statewide canvas only reports first-round votes while the state’s Certificate of Ascertainment will report the final-round numbers. It will be up to each member state to decide for themselves which of these “official statements” to use as the source of official vote totals. Then there’s laws on the books in a few states, including Minnesota and Mississippi, allowing voters to use the write-in process to split their votes for presidential electors between tickets. If just a single voter in one of these states were to split their votes, the state would not have met the compact’s definition of a “statewide popular election,” and all of its votes would be excluded from the national vote count. That’s more than four million popular votes in those two states the compact wouldn’t include. And in a close election, a national recount would be impossible because every state has its own recount laws and it’s not clear how or even if they can be applied to NPV. If the national margin was only 100,000 votes, depending on how states interpret and apply their recount laws, between twenty-five and sixty-one percent of all ballots nationally would not be included in a recount. NPV is a defective and dangerous compact. I urge you to reject it.

I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill. I disdain the Electoral College because it is a system set up to disenfranchise voters. It distorts the democratic promise of one person, one vote, and gives primary focus to swing states. It is absurd that the majority of people in the United States vote for a candidate and that candidate does not win because of complicated rules to get around the result. It compromises faith in a democratic process to add rules that are confusing and unintuitive to the public.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. Campaigns should not spend all of their time and money in swing states. All votes should matter. I urge you to pass this bill. Thank you.

Make one person, one vote a reality. Support HB965 so that Virginia joins the National Popular Vote Compact. One state’s votes should not matter more than another’s.

Please vote for HB965. Every Virginian’s vote should count equally. The Electoral College did not even exist until 1877. Our presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide.

Please support HB 965 today. One person, one vote.

SUPPORT - I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. Thee we National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Cirginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill.

For many years now, the electoral system has failed the people, and it is based on outdated and flawed ideas about who’s vote should count more than others. I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill. It could help save our democracy.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill.

I strongly favor the National Popular Vote Compact. I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill. One person, one vote. HB965 gives Virginia voters real influence in presidential elections. The Compact ensures our Commonwealth counts in every election, not only in close years.I urge you to pass this bill. Election campaigns should not spend all their time in swing states; all votes should matter. The National Popular Vote Compact will give voters in Virginia a true say in our government. I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill. Thank you very much for your attention.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill. Thank you.

SUPPORT - I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill.

SUPPORT - I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

HB965 gives Virginia voters real influence in presidential elections. The Compact ensures our Commonwealth counts in every election, not only in close years. One person, one vote. I strongly urge you to pass this bill.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide, not just in swing states. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our electoral vote system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask that you support this bill.

SUPPORT - I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill.

I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill.

I support this bill. I believe Virginia should join the 17 other states (and DC) who have signed the compact, which would ensure that all votes matter; not just those of swing state voters.

SUPPORT - Election campaigns should not spend all their time in swing states, all votes should matter. The National Popular Vote Compact will give voters in Virginia a true say in our government. Thank you.

SUPPORT - I support HB965 because presidential elections should depend on winning the most votes nationwide. The National Popular Vote Compact modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. This will ensure that every Virginia vote truly counts. I ask you to support this bill. Thank you.

I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. Please advance this bill.

I urge you to pass HB965, "National Popular Vote Compact". It would add Virginia to the list of states that will form a state compact to grant Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote for President. The compact will be in effect once a sufficient number of states join to equal or exceed the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes needed to elect our President. This compact is greatly needed to prevent the Electoral College from reflecting the partisan gerrymandering that has taken over the country. The Electoral College violates the concept of one person, one vote, by giving too much weight to voters in less populated states. This unfortunate situation is a by-product of the Reapportionment Act of 1929. That Act froze the size of the U.S. House of Representatives at 435 instead of allowing it to continue to grow to reflect the actual population of the country. So while the Act eliminated a fight over reapportionment every 10 years, it corrupted the ability of the Electoral College to accurately reflect the population across the country when determining the winner of the presidential race. The National Popular Vote state compact will allow the country to move past the limitations of the Electoral College without the passage of a constitutional amendment. It will allow us to try this out and then determine if an amendment is warranted. Thank you for your time and attention.

I am opposed to HB965 -National Popular Vote Compact. Virginia's electoral votes must only be given to the candidate Virginia voters have elected. It is totally unacceptable to consider anything else.

I oppose this bill. The only fair & equitable way of choosing a president and vice president is to maintain the electoral college of these united states of America.

SUPPORT - I support HB965 because every Virginian’s vote should matter equally in choosing the President. The National Popular Vote Compact ensures the presidency reflects the will of all voters—not just swing states. It modernizes our system without changing the Constitution. I urge you to advance this bill.

SUPPORT - One person - one vote is a fair principle; well accepted by all. Electoral College process is not well understood by most. Many do not realize EC limits Virginian's voice as US Pres/VP campaigns focus only on swing states. That swing state focus not only draws attention away from VA voters, but also takes away the dollars that follow campaigns from ads/lodging/restaurants/etc. A Constitutional amendment is near impossible ( for ex. ERA) but this solution is within reach.

SUPPORT - One person - one vote. Most can agree it's a fair philosophy, but one the Electoral College negates. Without determining Pres/VP winners via popular vote, even the campaigns' attention concentrates on just a few states, moving the fairest philosophy farther out of reach. It seemed impossible to change the Electoral College with a Constitutional Amendment, but this bill creates another way to give all a fair say in who will lead our country.

Please vote no on this proposal. I do not want to give up my own representation at the whim of the popular vote across the country. The electoral college is designed to ensure that there is fairness in our presidential elections. If you are seeking to fundamentally change that process, then get it done for real. Making up this workaround is a cheap shot at gaining control and disenfranchising Virginia citizens. I am disgusted by this proposal.

My name is Marc Thomas. I am writing to comment on HB965. The electoral college was designed by our founding fathers to give the states a voice in who will be the president of these united states of America. They understood that population alone would exclude the states that are less populous. Each state is authorized the number of 2 U.S. senators plus congressional house districts based on the state’s population of citizens, no less than 30,000 citizens and no more than 50,000 citizens per congressional house district. The only fair & equitable way of choosing a president and vice president is to maintain the electoral college of these united states of America. I encourage all general assembly members of Virginia to please vote no on HB965. The best way to reach me is through email. My email address is mathomas156@comcast.net.

I do not support HB965.

Popular Vote compact

It's criminal to change this. Our commonwealth is founded on the Electoral college. Changing it is the governor trying to manipulate the outcome of elections.

I oppose HB965. We need our voices and votes heard.

Aligning the vote to Popular Vote Nationwide is an unfair practice. It goes against the very reason of having an electoral college. Virginia is a very bipartisan state and represents multiple political backgrounds. Removing their votes is Unconstitutional and each of the House Districts represented by the Electoral Votes ensures a fair and impartial election process. I wholeheartedly believe that HB965 should be removed from consideration and any attempts to alter the Virginia’s Constitution to support a majority rule breaks the very fabric of design of the Republic of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia along with removing the democratic process of votes.

I do not support bypassing the Electoral system and disenfranchising Virginia constituents who may not agree with the national popular votes. The Republic has operated on the electoral system a long time and in my opinion has worked well. Something to ponder though is that if we do away with the electoral system, do we really need elective representatives? Every bill can be opened up to the masses and passed or defeated via internet voting. So, no senator or representatives or president at all; just administrative types to handle everything. Lawyers and judges to make the laws. Well, only the first two sentences should be relevant. The rest is rambling.

Virginia voters deserve to have their voting choices heard. To have these votes lost is a nation pool of votes cancels their right to be heard.

I oppose HB781 and HB965. First, abortion, the murder of innocent preborn life, is never a right and can never be justified. There so many married men and women who are infertile who would love to adopt. There's not too many children but too little love and a sense of responsibility for vulnerable unborn and born children and women with crisis pregnancies who are far better served by a life giving ethos that cares for them and their babies, not one that only serves to destroy and exploit. As for HB965, I am opposed to it for the obvious reason that it circumvents our Constitutional and God-given right to elect our country's leaders free from undo outside influence that is more based on mob mentality and popular politics rather than common sense and the unchanging laws of God as well as unchanging truth, justice and the Natural Law. Right is not always popular, but it is always right even if no one is doing it, just as wrong is always wrong even if everyone is doing it. Without that eternal foundation built by our Creator, the house of civilization collapses, as is so evident in the daily news and around each of us. Without Christ, we can do nothing!

The popular vote majority determined which candidate won all electoral votes since the constitution was written. Why change??! You are not smarter than the forefathers. Actually this proposal follows the second law of thermodynamics, which basically states that all processes start in an organized state and performs until it reaches a disorganized state. This proposal is Communism.

I oppose amy effort or motion to align my vote with the national popular vote. Vorgonians deserve to have our votes counted separately, as the founders intended. Do not disenfranchise Virginia voters with this proposal.

Please oppose this bill!

Unamerican attempt to illegally influence national elections. A typical demoncrat tactic, abridging the Constitution.

I am adamantly opposed to the national popular vote. Keep the Electoral College as the founding fathers intended.

I am opposed to the "national popular vote" affecting any electoral votes for this state.

I am against the National Popular vote compact. The Founding Fathers saw the Electoral College as a middle ground between giving the decision to Congress or to a direct vote by citizens. It keeps less populous states from being underrepresented by discouraging candidates from campaigning disproportionately in urban centers that are more heavily populated. Let’s protect the integrity of our elections at all costs.

I don't think you should award Virginia's electoral votes based on the National popular vote. If that is the case, why should we even vote because my vote won't count if my vote goes to a candidate that I didn't vote for. It's a lot different if the will of Virginians decide who wins the electoral votes whether or not I voted for that candidate Each state is separate and together with other states' electoral votes, is how we should elect the President. Ultimately, this will back-fire and maybe Virginia will end up "voting" for someone we don't want and the electoral vote would have prevented this. Y'all need to think long term, not short term. Thank you.

Why should how California, New York or Texas vote determine who gets Virginia's vote. Virginia should vote for Virginia and no one else.

Don't want Virginia to join the National popular vote compact. This would lessen the impact of Virginia voters choice by relying on other states to allot our electors. This will not benefit Virginia voters. I strongly object to this bill.

As a voting , tax paying citizen of VA I oppose this bill and any bill that changes the way va electoral votes are used. I want my vote to count.

As a citizen of virgina, I do not want this state to be included in a national popular vote compact!

I am opposed to any all bill that make it easier to cheat in elections like these bills being presented. I am opposed to any and all bills that make same sex marriage acceptable. I am opposed to any and all bills that allow full term abortion and allow minors to have abortions with out the parents knowledge. I am opposed to any and all bills that would allow minors to undergo transgender surgery . I am opposed to any and all bills that will raise taxes while the politicians are trying to give themselves a 150% increase no that is not acceptable.

Do not pass this bill. It is taking away the rights of Virginia citizens. The electorial college was put in place to protect all citizens so no one state or county can decide the results of an election. It is a fair and equitable way to handle voting so all are represented. NPV is a ridiculous methodology.

Do not water down Virginian voters inputs to the process by having our electoral college votes go to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. Virginia electoral college votes should reflect only the Virginia voter wishes

All of Virginia's electors should remain with Virginia's popular vote.

NVP is an ill-conceived idea. The Electoral College was designed by the founding Fathers to give the States a voice in who will be the President of these United States. They understood that sheer population alone would disenfranchise the States that are less populous. Each State is authorized the number of Congressional representations based on State population and districts, but only 2 U.S. Senators. Regardless of political background or persuasion, the only fair and equitable way of choosing a leader is to maintain the Electoral College of the United States. In the State of Virginia, a shift to NVP is a disenfranchisement of all the counties other than Northern Virginia counties. VOTE NO to inclusion in the NVP.

This should not be done and I’m opposed to it. This will take the votes of Virginians away.

The Citizens of our Commonwealth decide how our Electoral College Votes are cast. VOTE NO

HB965 is an attempt to manipulate the Electoral College. If this bill becomes law, Virginia’s 13 electoral votes would be awarded based on the so-called “national” popular vote rather than the choice made by Virginia voters. I do not agree with this attempt at manipulating Presidential election outcomes. The shortcomings of the current system stem from the very state-level “winner-take-all” laws that this bill proposes for Virginia that award all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate receiving the most popular votes in that particular state. Because of these state winner-take-all laws, five of our 47 Presidents have entered office without winning the most popular votes nationwide. The loser of the national popular vote would have become President but for about 119,000 votes in 2004, 43,000 in 2020, and 240,000 in 2024. Because of winner-take-all, presidential candidates only pay attention to voters in closely divided battleground states. In 2024, 94% of the general-election campaign events took place in just seven states. That is, 43 states and 80% of U.S. voters were on the sidelines. The winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes repeatedly generates controversies over real or imagined irregularities and incentivizes hair-splitting litigation. A mere 537 popular votes in one state decided the national outcome in 2000. An average of only about 280,000 popular votes spread over one, two, or three closely divided states decided the last seven presidential elections. In contrast, the national-popular-vote lead averaged 4,327,902 votes over the last seven presidential elections. Currently, every vote is NOT equal throughout the United States—for reasons including the formula for allocating electoral votes to the states, intra-decade population changes, and turnout differences that increase or decrease the value of a voter’s vote. Voters in the closely divided battleground states have an average of 200 times the weight of voters elsewhere in deciding the outcome. I further object to this legislation on the grounds that it could require their Virginia's electoral votes to be awarded to a candidate who did not win a majority in the Commonwealth. How is that protecting my vote?

We absolutely do not need the whims of national popularity dictating the out come of Virginia elections. This is exactly why the electoral college was put in place so that only we the people of this state decide the outcome of our elections. California, or anyone else for that matter needs zero say in our elections.

You have no right to take my (or anyone’s) vote and change it! I have a constitutional right to vote but you do not have a constitutional right to take that vote and not count it or to change it. It is as simple as that.

Passing this bill will take away the rights of every single citizen in Virginia. Our Founding Fathers established the Electoral College in the Constitution. Without it, cities like New York City would determine the winner of a given election, thereby canceling my vote. DO ALL THIS BILL TO COME UP FOR A VOTE!

The Electorial College exists for a reason. It exists to ensure fairness so that those in the minority still have a voice. It exists to promote and ensure the two party system continues. It discourages fraud in the election process. It helps to protect against mob rule which could decide lasting important changes based on volital temporary situations.

Vote NO on HB612 Constitutional Amendment Repealing Prohibition on Same Sex Marriage Marriage is between one man and one woman. The Virginia Constitution should uphold that truth and not redefine marriage as 'same sex marriage' . If two people are in a same sex relationship, they should not be afforded the same benefits as a married man and woman.

Please vote against this bill. The constitution specifically uses the electoral college to make elections as fair as possible for everyone. Without the electoral college, it becomes a “mob rule” situation leaving the minority with little to no say. For example, we do not want California or Nee York making laws for the entire country as different areas have different beliefs. This can also be stated about different counties within the state. I don’t believe Loudoun and Fairfax counties should set laws for other counties. This is a purely political power grab. If the United States Constitution electoral college is good enough for the country, it should be good enough for a single state.

Why would we want our votes to be overwritten by other states? If we choose candidate "A" I don't want another state changing my vote to candidate "B". In the 2024 election, the poplar voted went to Trump, Virginia voted for Harris; I don't want our choice decided by how someone else voted. There will always be winners and losers; what benefits one camp today could swing to hurt in the future. If you want to tweak the elector college method, consider awarding electoral count by congressional districts. One electoral vote based on the district poplar vote and then two votes based on the state results.

This is wrong nullify it

HB965 is an attempt to manipulate the Electoral College. I am NOT in favor of the NPV compact.Virginia should NOT be participating in this sort of federal nullification. Virginia's history is too rich and too storied to participate in something so short-sited and reckless. Vote 'NO' on HB 965.Totally against this measure. This would take away our voices completely. Please vote AGAINST the National Popular vote. It takes away my Virginia voice and vote by allowing the elections to be won by the most populous states.

I am against any attempt to manipulate the Electoral College and taking away individual Virginians' vote. Vote NO on HB965.

I am not an attorney, nor am I a registered member of any political party. Virginia should NOT join the National Popular Vote Compact. That would force our Commonwealth to surrender our Electoral votes to the presidential candidate with the majority Electoral votes whether or not the majority of Virginia CITIZENS voted for him/her or not. We are a Republic, not a democracy. Our Electoral votes represent our votes, not something assigned to us. If Virginians (legal citizens) voted a certain way, then it should stand; win or lose. The Electoral College votes ensure that all states are given a voice, and if enough smaller states vote in enough strength to out-vote larger states (i.e., CA, NY et al) to win an election; it stands. Further, every single voter must show a valid pictorial identification; it is the only way to keep our sacred right to vote clean and legal.

HB965 is an attempt to manipulate the Electoral College. I am NOT in favor of the NPV compact. I do not want big cities to negate my concerns. Virginia votes must not lose control over its electoral votes. I do not want large states to dominate all elections. Vote no.

This bill must NOT be passed. Virginia should NOT be participating in this sort of federal nullification. Virginia's history is too rich and too storied to participate in something so short-sited and reckless. Vote 'NO' on HB 965

Am opposed to National Popular Vote Compact - It is a trick to water my vote down and give away my influence. We live in a Republic not a Democracy.

Totally against this measure. This would take away our voices completely. Please vote AGAINST the National Popular vote. It takes away my Virginia voice and vote by allowing the elections to be won by the most populous states. This would allow voters from the large cities to definitively choose who is elected as President, totally ignoring the votes of the rural states. This would only further undermine the strength of our Constitutional Republic.

Please vote against this bill as it will take remove the vote from Virginians and go against the way election were set up by our founding fathers many who came from this state.

Please vote AGAINST the National Popular vote. It takes away my Virginia voice and vote by allowing the elections to be won by the most populous states. Thank you.

Please vote AGAINST the National Popular vote. It takes away my Virginia voice and vote by allowing the elections to he won by the most populous states.

Commenting on HB965, National Popular Vote Compact. I strongly oppose this bill. If enacted, this bill would give away Virginia’s 13 electoral votes based on the “national” popular vote instead of to the candidate chosen by Virginia voters. Effectively, voters from the large cities would be able to definitively choose who is elected as President, totally ignoring the votes of the rural states. This would only further undermine the strength of our Constitutional Republic. I find it kind of ironic that Va Dems ran on their ridiculous “no kings” propaganda tour and yet with this bill (among other) they want to violate established election law to put whichever king or queen they want in power. Please vote NO for this bill.

We the people of Virginia do not want to see HB965 pass. We Do Not want our electoral votes lumped together. The electoral college is to guarantee that everyones vote matters.

Commenting on HB965, National Popular Vote Compact. I strongly oppose this bill. If enacted, this bill would give away Virginia’s 13 electoral votes based on the “national” popular vote instead of to the candidate chosen by Virginia voters. Effectively, voters from the large cities would be able to definitively choose who is elected as President, totally ignoring the votes of the rural states. This would only further undermine the strength of our Constitutional Republic. Please vote NO for this bill.

I am requesting that we leave well enough alone and not change anything related to our voting system. I believe that this change will be an unfair advantage to one party over the other. Our founding fathers figured this out many years ago. Thank you, Brian Rossi

I do NOT support this bill. We should not relinquish our Electoral Votes for any reason.

I am against the state of Virginia going to popular vote. Electoral vote needs to stay. Our founding fathers were wise to recognize this.

I do not support this bill which undermines my vote and democracy. Our electoral system was never intended to be a national popular vote. Doing so takes away the voice of those who do not reside in large cities. We are a democratic republic with an electoral college that is intended to fairly represent all citizens. I could not oppose this bill more.

I am disgusted by many of the Bills being proposed that do NOT represent the viewpoints of the majority of the Virginia's citizens. Doing away with participation in the Electoral College is yet one more move to disenfranchise the will of the majority of our citizens. The fact that you have moved so quickly to initiate several bills that are contrary to the views of the majority, speaks volumes. Virginia must remain a part of the national referendum on the Presidential Election. Your desire to move away from the way our votes are counted, indicates your desire to manipulate the peoples' will.

You are proposing this bill because you think that it will allow the Democrat party to cheat and always put someone from your party into the White House because you think that states like California and New York and here where you are rigging all the elections and districts to give your party power is gonna end up resulting in constantly Democrat presidents over and over and over again, but as you clearly saw in 2024, Trump won the popular vote so I would really urge you to think very carefully about how you would feel if you enacted this compact. I believe it is unconstitutional, But this compact if it had been in place would’ve resulted in Virginia being red California being Red, Illinois being red New York being Red, Connecticut being red Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maryland!!! do you think you can stomach that? I am flatly 110% opposed to this crooked deceptive and unconstitutional attempt by your party the evil Democrat party to steal votes and to disenfranchise voters, which is something your party is always claiming to be against! But yet this bill seeks to railroad half of the population of this country in order to try to rig elections so that your party gets power, and it must be absolutely condemned and opposed at all steps in every way

I am opposed to any all bill that make it easier to cheat in elections like these bills being presented. I am opposed to any and all bills that make same sex marriage acceptable. I am opposed to any and all bills that allow full term abortion and allow minors to have abortions with out the parents knowledge. I am opposed to any and all bills that would allow minors to undergo transgender surgery . I am opposed to any and all bills that will raise taxes while the politicians are trying to give themselves a 150% increase no that is not acceptable.

Oppose Democrats and Socialists forcing gerrymandering in Virginia. We know that the left is trying to get power. We know the illegal aliens are one source for getting democratic votes. What happened to following the Rule of Law in America and following it without causing chaos, lockdowns, destruction, propaganda, riots, censoring, spying, fraudulent schemes, mail in ballots, and other forms of corruption?

I am opposed to any all bill that make it easier to cheat in elections like these bills being presented. I am opposed to any and all bills that make same sex marriage acceptable. I am opposed to any and all bills that allow full term abortion and allow minors to have abortions with out the parents knowledge. I am opposed to any and all bills that would allow minors to undergo transgender surgery . I am opposed to any and all bills that will raise taxes while the politicians are trying to give themselves a 150% increase no that is not acceptable.

I am not an attorney, nor am I a registered member of any political party. Virginia should NOT join the National Popular Vote Compact. That would force our Commonwealth to surrender our Electoral votes to the presidential candidate with the majority Electoral votes whether or not the majority of Virginia CITIZENS voted for him/her or not. We are a Republic, not a democracy. Our Electoral votes represent our votes, not something assigned to us. If Virginians (legal citizens) voted a certain way, then it should stand; win or lose. The Electoral College votes ensure that all states are given a voice, and if enough smaller states vote in enough strength to out-vote larger states (i.e., CA, NY et al) to win an election; it stands. Further, every single voter must show a valid pictorial identification; it is the only way to keep our sacred right to vote clean and legal.