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A novel, but not unprecedented, way of choosing presidential electors is being considered by the Rhode Island Legislature. A House proposal would divide the state into four districts, with the voters…

Yesterday, a committee in the Colorado House of Representatives heard testimony on HB 1102, a bill to remove the state from the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). The founder and executi…

It’s no secret that NPV was founded by an upset Al Gore supporter, nor that most of its recent support comes from Democrats similarly frustrated by 2016. Yet there aren’t enough blue states to put th…

As we've explained before, the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) likely violates state constitutional provisions, including those that limit voting to state residents. Utah, however, mig…

Colorado was one of five blue states to rush into the National Popular Vote interstate compact after Donald Trump win the 2016 election. That bill passed the legislature on a partisan basis—only Demo…

The more time I spend considering the possible effects of the National Popular Vote interstate compact, the less it seems like serious public policy. Not that there aren’t serious people pushing it f…

TikTok, the social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, was given a 75-day extension by President Trump via an executive order signed on January 20. The order won't block the sale or ban but…

I recently re-listened to a March 2023 hearing on the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) in Michigan. As NPV supporters recited their talking points, I heard something that I’ve probably …

By Sean Parnell and Trent England For years, the Michigan Legislature has considered various proposals to add the state to the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). This includes an effort …

The Electoral College meets today. The Constitution specifies that presidential electors assemble in their own states, so it is really 51 different meetings, one in each state capital and one in the …