Dear Editor:

The National Popular Vote (NPV) bill has been given its official LD number: LD 1578. This bill has received bipartisan support, with Rep. Arthur Bell as the lead sponsor.

The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The bill would make every person’s vote equal throughout the U.S. It would ensure that every vote, in every state, will matter in every presidential election.

I would like to urge you to support the proposal to elect the president by a national popular vote in all 50 states. When we vote for every other office, the candidate who gets the most votes wins. It should be the same for the president. Please write your state representative and state senator and ask them to support this bill.

Francine Rondina

East Boothbay