text: The bill has been publicly debated truly publicly online and in the media, throughout the country, since 2006.
  
  The U.S. Constitution says "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors . . ." 
  The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as "plenary" and "exclusive."
  
  The normal and intended way of changing the method of electing the President has been by changes in state law. 
  
  Since its origination in 2006, the National Popular Vote bill has been introduced in legislatures in all 50 states and DC. 
  
  More than 3,080 state legislators (in 50 states) have sponsored and/or cast recorded votes in favor of the bill. 
  
  The bill has been debated in legislative chambers in 35 states.
  
  It has passed 35 state legislative chambers in 23 rural, small, medium, large, Democratic, Republican and purple states with 261 electoral votes