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NPV’s Missing Vote Totals Problem
March 26, 2025 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
My colleague Trent England wrote an excellent post on a unique problem of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV): its reliance on the cooperation of non-member states – cooperation that m…
Read More →National Popular Vote Tries to Minimize Recount Problem
February 26, 2025 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
Under NPV, it would be impossible to conduct a full nationwide recount if the national margin were close enough to warrant one.
Read More →NPV’s Odd Definition of “Suburbs”
January 14, 2025 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
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 …
Read More →2024 “official” National Popular Vote Results
December 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
NPV is extremely vulnerable when it comes to actually adding up votes, in particular when it comes to non-member states not following the timeline required by a compact they are not a party to.
Read More →How to win NPV in 2028
December 9, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
The argument that rural America will get plenty of attention if NPV is in effect is simply nonsense.
Read More →Still Waiting on the ‘National Popular Vote’ Winner
November 7, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
Under NPV, we’d likely have another three or four weeks of waiting, with all the chaos and confusion that would bring. That doesn’t seem healthy for our democracy.
Read More →Electoral College Doesn’t Cause Candidates to Ignore National Issues
October 16, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
We’re rapidly approaching election day, so it seems like good time to check a claim made by lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV).
Read More →Child Voting: A National Popular Vote Power Move
September 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
National Popular Vote would lead to states frantically scheming and maneuvering to expand their electorate. Here's one example of the chaos that could happen under NPV.
Read More →Academic freedom in China and beyond
September 11, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Justice
The absence of genuine academic freedom in Chinese higher education makes clear that America’s policymakers should limit the spread of CCP influence in our own colleges and universities.
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