Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB322: An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-243 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-209.1 and 24.2-209.2, relating to the presidential electors and the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Compact.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United States gives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the manner of awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A state may withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring within six months of the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term. The bill also provides for the manner of appointing electors when such agreement does and does not govern the appointment of electors. This bill is identical to HB 965.
What the bill says
An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-243 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-209.1 and 24.2-209.2, relating to the presidential electors and the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Compact. [S 322] Approved April 13, 2026 1. That § 24.2-243 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-209.1 and 24.
From the enrolled text, April 13, 2026:
An Act to amend and reenact § 24.2-243 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-209.1 and 24.2-209.2, relating to the presidential electors and the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Compact. [S 322] Approved April 13, 2026 1. That § 24.2-243 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 24.2 an article numbered 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 24.2-209.1 and 24.2-209.2, as follows: Article 2.1. Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. § 24.2-209.1. Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; form of compact. The Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. Membership. Any state of the United States and the District of Columbia may become a member of this agreement by enacting this agreement. ARTICLE II. Right of the People in Member States to Vote for President and Vice President. Each member state shall conduct a statewide popular …