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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…

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 …

One of the main criticisms of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that in order to function properly it requires every state, including those not in the compact, to cooperate. If ju…

Whether or not the 2028 presidential campaign began on November 6, the day after the election, it’s fair to say it was already on some people’s minds. Particularly campaign strategists who are siftin…

Lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact have long targeted Arizona in hopes of adding its eleven electoral votes to their unconstitutional compact scheme. In the past, they have ev…