A BILL PERTAINING TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS HAS PASSED THE NEW MEXICO SENATE AND NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE. THE BILL WOULD HAVE NEW MEXICO JOIN A COMPACT WITH OTHER STATES WITH THE GOAL OF ELECTING PRESIDENTS BY POPULAR VOTE, NOT THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
UNM POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LONNA ATKESON SAYS THE MOVE IS GAINING MOMENTUM, ESPECIALLY IN DEMOCRATIC STATES. TWICE IN RECENT YEARS DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES HAVE LOST THE ELECTION, DESPITE WINNING THE POPULAR VOTE.
