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MEVC Foundation Urges House to Establish Select Committee on Electoral Reform, Consider Impact on Presidential Elections

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 3, 2024) – Elizabeth Cavanagh, Chair and CEO of the Making Every Vote Count Foundation (MEVC), issued the following statement in response to the introduction of H. Res. 1573, Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform, by Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Jared Golden (D-ME):

MEVC welcomes the efforts of Representatives Gluesenkamp Perez and Golden to establish a Select Committee to seriously examine alternative methods of electing the House of Representatives, including increasing the size of the chamber, and ensuring the People’s House is more responsive to its constituents. These reforms would also go a long way toward ensuring the Electoral College—which in part reflects the number of House seats—more closely reflects the will of the voters in selecting the winner of presidential elections. We urge members on both sides of the aisle to pass H. Res. 1573 and ensure the Select Committee considers the important effects of House elections on our presidential election system when making recommendations for reform.

About Making Every Vote Count Foundation

MEVC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to educating the public about the weaknesses of the current presidential election system and possible reforms of that system. We believe that the outcome of a presidential election should reflect the will of the voters, not only because we believe in the principle that all votes should be equal but also because when presidential election outcomes do not reflect the will of the voters or are perceived not to, public distrust of our democracy follows. Visit our website at www.makingeveryvotecount.com.