To the editor:
Since the Trump-Clinton 2016 election, the Electoral College has received a dump-truck load of criticism. Some voters want it abolished. Some states, through the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, are attempting to weaken and do an end-run around the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is here to help-to help the less populous states. It puts states like Vermont, Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas on equal footing with California, Texas, New York, Florida, lllinois and Pennsylvania. The Electoral College prevents these 'big city' states from controlling voting results.
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is a coalition of 23 States. Fifteen states have committed; eight are pending approval. Their objective is to weaken the political voice and vote of rural communities and less populous states.
The presidential candidate with the most popular votes would automatically receive their 286 electoral votes, more than the 270 votes required to win the presidency.
Jim Maloney
Perryville
