Sentence examples for compact supporters from inspiring English sources

With NYS just signing onto the NPV interstate compact, supporters are nearly 2/3 of the way to assuring that a majority (or plurality) vote will elect presidents as they do for governors, senators, congresspeople.

Never one to pass up an opportunity to pander to idealistic young voters who think this sort of thing is ridiculous, earlier this month Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed a bill into law making his state the 11th in the country to join the National Popular Vote (NPV) compact, which supporters expect to soon pave the way for the demise of the electoral college.

It is only through robust and committed dialogue that we can forge a compact between supporter groups and the governing body.

Supporters of the compact say they favor direct popular election of presidents.

Supporters of the compact contend that a national popular vote would encourage candidates to campaign with equal effort for votes in competitive and non-competitive states alike.

Supporters of the compact counter that under a national popular vote system, to consider state-level majorities is to miss the point of the compact; in any state, votes cast contribute to the nationwide tally, which determines the winner.

Some of the major points of debate are detailed below: Supporters of the compact argue that under the current system, campaign focus – in terms of spending, visits, and attention paid to regional or state issues – is largely limited to the few swing states whose electoral outcomes are competitive, with politically "solid" states mostly ignored by the campaigns.

The compact with Sinn Féin provoked few defections and prompted hardline supporters to query why he had not reached the same political compromise 40 years earlier – an act that might have sidestepped the mayhem and misery of the Troubles.

Harper has frustrated supporters of the current system by refusing to renew a 10-year compact between the federal government in Ottawa and the 13 provincial governments, which are largely responsible for administering their own health care programs.

And AfD supporters will relish being able to link to a more 'respectable' forum than Compact on their Facebook feeds".

NPVIC supporters dispute this conclusion and state they plan to seek congressional approval if the compact is approved by a sufficient number of states.