It's time to get rid of the Electoral College. I believe presidential candidates should have to ask every American in every part of the country for their vote, not just a few random states that happen to be close. ... so at our CNN town hall last night in Jackson, Mississippi, I said it’s time to elect presidents with a national popular vote, and that means getting rid of the Electoral College.
Warren calls for abolishing the Electoral College and electing presidents by national popular vote.
Warren's campaign page says: "It's time to get rid of the Electoral College" and "It's time to abolish the Electoral College and to have a national popular vote."
Establishes the campaign promise and desired outcome: replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote.
CRS states that presidential voters still select electors, that the Constitution assigns the final presidential selection step to the electoral college, and that "A constitutional amendment would be required to alter the process specified in the Constitution."
Official CRS analysis shows the Electoral College remained in place in 2024 and that abolition would require a constitutional amendment, which had not occurred.
Congress.gov lists S.J.Res.16 as a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college. Its latest action was: "Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary," and its status was "Introduced."
A same-Congress legislative vehicle to abolish the Electoral College did not advance beyond introduction and referral, so the promised outcome was not enacted.
Congress.gov lists S.J.Res.121 as a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college. Its latest action was: "Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary," and its status was "Introduced."
A later Senate proposal to abolish the Electoral College also did not pass Congress or go to the states for ratification.
USAGov explains that the president and vice president "are not elected directly by citizens" and instead are chosen through the Electoral College process, which comes from the Constitution.
As of the current federal public guidance available near 2026, the Electoral College process still governs presidential elections, showing the promise has not been fulfilled.
The National Archives says many proposals have sought direct nationwide election, but none has been passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification as a constitutional amendment.
The official elections archive confirms that proposals to replace the Electoral College with direct national voting had not completed the constitutional amendment process.