Origins of MEVC

In 2017, we formed Making Every Vote Count (MEVC) when it had become clear that the nation we love was speeding down a dangerous path that deviated from its core values. A few months before, the United States had elected its fifth President ever to have earned fewer votes nationwide than his opponent. MEVC’s founders understood that this serious defect in our presidential election system was significantly and increasingly damaging our democracy. But they also believed that the nation can fix itself as it has done many times over history—for example, when it switched to a popular vote system for electing U.S. Senators and when it atoned for its bigotry and granted racial minorities and women the right to vote—and build a more perfect union.