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2009 Senate Bill 5599: Approving an agreement to elect the president by popular vote
  1. Introduced by Sen. Joe McDermott, (D-Seattle) (D) on January 27, 2009, approves the entry of Washington into the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote on the same terms and conditions as entered into by the states of Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, and New Jersey. (See also Companion HB 1598).
    • Referred to the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee on January 27, 2009.
    • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 25, 2009.
  2. Passed 28 to 21 in the Senate on March 12, 2009.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"

  3. Received in the House on March 13, 2009.
    • Referred to the House State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee on March 13, 2009.
    • Referred to the House Rules Committee on April 6, 2009.
      • Amendment offered by Rep. Bruce Chandler (R) on April 15, 2009, to require that the Secretary of State certify that all voters in the United States must have the same choices on the Presidential ballot in order to appoint Washington's Electoral College electors based on the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 15, 2009.
      • Amendment offered by Rep. Zack Hudgins, (D-Tukwila) (D) on April 15, 2009, to prohibit the appointment of presidential electors based on the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote if the election resulted in a recount in any state. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 15, 2009.
      • Amendment offered by Rep. Zack Hudgins, (D-Tukwila) (D) on April 15, 2009, to require Washington's entry into the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote be a referendum bill to be considered by the citizens of Washington at the next general election. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 15, 2009.
      • Amendment offered by Rep. Joel Kretz, (R-Wauconda) (R) on April 15, 2009, to require that the Secretary of State certify that no incarcerated felons vote in the election before Washington's Electoral College electors are appointed according to the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 15, 2009.
      • Amendment offered by Rep. Jamie Pedersen, (Seattle) (D) on April 15, 2009, to prohibit presidential electors from being appointed pursuant to the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote if the first place presidential slate does not receive a majority of the votes cast in the national popular election. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 15, 2009.
      • Amendment offered by Rep. Jamie Pedersen, (Seattle) (D) on April 15, 2009, to eliminate current intent section. Substitutes a new intent section that notes the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote: does not address the concerns of Washington legislators and Washington citizens and is an adhesion contract. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 15, 2009.
      • Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Shea (R) on April 15, 2009, require that the Secretary of State certify that the winner of the national popular vote also finished in the top two in Washington's popular vote for President in order to appoint Washington's Electoral College electors based on the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 15, 2009.
  4. Passed 52 to 42 in the House on April 14, 2009.
    Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"

  5. Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on April 28, 2009, to provide the awarding Washington State electoral votes will be to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in the country as a whole. This act only goes into effect when states, which possess a majority of the electoral votes in the country, have entered into the same agreement.

Comments

Re: 2009 Senate Bill 5599 (Approving an agreement to elect the president by popular vote)  by Northman on January 16, 2010 

 The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. The only way your vote is going to send a message is to refuse to vote for another Republican or Democrat. REAL change. We the people have forgotten that the constitution grant privileges to the government. Not the other way around.



Re: 2009 Senate Bill 5599 (Approving an agreement to elect the president by popular vote)  by Lainie59 on April 16, 2009 

 This bill is just another attempt by liberals to ensure they have complete control of the federal government and it flys in the face of the U.S. Constitution, that document that liberals cannot stand as written and also are attempting to rewrite to suit their insane illogical and lust for power.


Why are liberals in every state hellbent on allowing felons the vote, granting illegal alien criminals citizenship, and extract more of taxpayers money to fund the voter-fraud indicted Marxist-organization ACORN (one of Obama's favorites.)? Because they know criminals and the corrupt can be persuaded to vote for them.



Re: 2009 Senate Bill 5599 (Approving an agreement to elect the president by popular vote)  by tpbison on April 15, 2009 

This bill would mean that no one running for president or veep would have to campaign in Washington state.  They only have to win California, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Texas and Florida.   The rest of the country is superfluous; the votes of Washington citizens  won't count



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