The state Senate voted 21-14 on Saturday to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact , which includes 10 states and the District of Columbia. Connecticut’s legislature has passed a bill that would give the state’s Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote nationally. The #CTSenate just adopted legislation opting #CT into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, under which states allocate electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes. https://t.co/HDRl0Yr7kYThe compact requires its members to cast their Electoral College ballots for the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote. According to The Associated Press, Connecticut ― which cast its seven electoral votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 ― will be the first state to join the National Popular Vote agreement since Trump’s victory.

Source: Huffington Post May 07, 2018 11:26 UTC