U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College system.
They hope this amendment will allow the direct election of presidents through popular vote alone.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have joined a nationwide plan to bypass the Electoral College. They've agreed to allocate its electoral votes to whichever candidate wins the nations popular vote.
Senator Welch from Vermont says, quote, "Our democracy is at its strongest when everyone's voice is heard--and right now our elections aren't as representative as they should be because of the outdated and flawed electoral college."
The movement to abolish the Electoral College is gaining popularity among voters. Polls show that more voters prefer direct elections through a popular vote rather than from the existing Electoral College System.