But hark! There is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). This initiative seeks to ensure that the U.S. president is elected based on the national popular vote rather than the Electoral College system. States that join the compact agree to allocate their electors to the candidate who wins the national popular vote, but it only takes effect once enough states join to total 270 electoral votes—the number needed to win the presidency.
It doesn’t require a constitutional amendment but works within the current system. However, for it to be implemented, enough states must sign on, representing a majority of the Electoral College votes.