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Constitutional Amendment Introduced to Abolish Electoral College
Posted by Sean Parnell on Feb 22, 2021
Congress has considered more constitutional amendments to change or abolish the Electoral College than on any other subject. The latest, House Joint Resolution 14, was introduced in early 2021. Like…
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New York Submits Inaccurate Presidential Vote Count (Again)
Posted by Sean Parnell on Feb 22, 2021
One of the many defects in the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that it requires member states to accept at face value the vote totals submitted by every other state, even if those v…
Read More →States consider preemptive measures against National Popular Vote
Posted by Sean Parnell on Feb 10, 2021
One of the biggest defects of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), as I’ve pointed out many times over the years, is that there is no official, accurate, uniform, or timely national vo…
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Political "trigger" undercuts NPV's moral claim
Posted by Trent England on Feb 08, 2021
Advocates for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) claim it’s simple—direct democracy is the only legitimate way to hold an election. This is an attack on every parliamentary system or …
Read More →How close is NPV to hijacking presidential elections?
Posted by Trent England on Feb 05, 2021
How concerned should Americans be about the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) taking effect before the 2024 presidential election? There are currently 15 states plus DC that have joined …
Read More →Why NPV might drive down voter turnout
Posted by Trent England on Feb 04, 2021
In a recent post, Sean Parnell offers something all too rare in political debates: data. He shows that a state’s status as “safe” or “battleground” does not determine voter turnout. Some high turnout…
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Election law ignorance fuels NPV push
Posted by Trent England on Feb 03, 2021
Earlier I wrote in response to NPV’s Utah “organizer” Bunnie Keen claiming that their plan is just a minor “update” to the Electoral College. Of course, the real purpose is to nullify the constitutio…
Read More →2020 Voter Turnout Not Tied to “Battleground State” Status
Posted by Sean Parnell on Jan 27, 2021
One talking point frequently used by advocates of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that it would increase voter turnout. The argument is that would-be voters in so-called “safe” …
Read More →Reapportionment and the instability of the NPV compact
Posted by Trent England on Jan 26, 2021
There are multiple drafting flaws within the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), which attempts to nullify the Electoral College by giving away states’ electoral votes to create an ad hoc…
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