Find out how the Electoral College can be made a part of democracy instead of an obstacle to it. Nationally recognized public affairs analyst Patrick Rosenstiel will explain how we can ensure the Electoral College vote always accords with the outcome of the national popular vote - without amending the US Constitution.

The reform is called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact--or just NPV to its friends. States signing the Compact agree to give their electoral votes to the presidential candidate having the most popular votes nationally, regardless of the vote in their state. For the first time in US history, the candidate winning the most popular votes would be guaranteed the Presidency.

"The real intention of the national popular vote campaign is to ensure that every voter--Republican, Democrat, unaffiliated, progressive, conservative, liberal--is relevant in every presidential election moving forward, and I don’t believe the current system delivers on that,” according to Rosenstiel.

NPV will take effect when enacted into law by states possessing 270 electoral votes. To date the Compact has been joined by 15 states and the District of Columbia, comprising a total of 195 electoral votes.

The event is sponsored by Clean Elections Minnesota and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota. Mr. Rosenstiel, a Minnesotan, is Chair of the National Popular Vote Compact and a nationally recognized figure in public affairs. Lori Sturdevant is a retired, award-winning political reporter and editorial columnist for the Star Tribune.