[Palter]

The legislation would not go into effect, however, unless those participating states together hold a majority of the Electoral College votes.

With the governor's signature, Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to join the compact. Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, Hawaii and Washington state have already approved the measure. The six states together control 27 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to trigger the law.

[cripplecreek]

The legislation would not go into effect, however, unless those participating states together hold a majority of the Electoral College votes.

Think about that for a minute and consider that the states furthest down the road on such legislation are democrat leaning states.