[thecodont]

Thanks for catching that.

So how many states with a majority of the electoral votes in the country (besides CA) have approved this new system?

[nascarnation]

I know Wikipedia is not held in high regard by FReepers but this is the best summary I could find:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact

Short version: this idea has a LONG road ahead and likely may never happen.