States

To the dismay of natives and neighbors, on Tuesday afternoon the state of Washington headed over the proverbial bridge, following Maryland, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Illinois into the Koza abyss. After barely making it out of the Senate before the cuttoff on March 12, SB 5599, “Approving the entry of Washington into the agreement...
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There were two NPV/Koza bills introduced this year in the Connecticut General Assembly, HB05016 and HB06437. The latter of these is moving, and an amendment has been offered that would require the consent of Congress before it could take effect. The Connecticut Post calls the NPV/Koza scheme, “the wrong way” to change the presidential...
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HB09-1299, Colorado’s NPV/Koza bill, has also passed the House and is awaiting action on the Senate floor.
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NPV/Koza legislation is moving in Oregon as well. House Bill 2588 passed their house on March 12 and has been referred to their Senate Rules Committee.
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There were four NPV/Koza bills introduced in Washington State in 2009. SB5599 passed both houses and was delivered to the Governor on April 21.
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AB413, Nevada’s NPV/Koza bill, was introduced in their Assembly on March 16 and passed on April 21 (27-14). The bill now moves to their Senate, where it has been referred to the Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.
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As Colorado prepares to debate the Koza scheme, I wrote the following editorial.  It appeared in the April 20th edition of the Denver Daily News and is available on the Independence Institute Web site. If National Popular Vote wins, we lose By Amy Oliver This week the Colorado Senate will debate the relevance of...
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