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One of the many defects in the National Popular Vote interstate compact is that it would be essentially impossible to conduct a full recount* if the national margin were close. This is because state …

My friends Michael Maibach and Tara Ross have both used the World Series to illustrate how the Electoral College works (an analogy earlier used by MIT physicist Alan Natapoff, another Electoral Colle…

What is the Electoral College? Why do we have it? And why do some other countries have similar electoral systems? Understanding the Electoral College starts with answering these basic questions. That…

During this presidential campaign year, there is, as always, speculation on vice presidential choices. One feature of these conversations is that it is unwise to have presidential and vice presidenti…

“Those in glass houses should not throw stones.” That old saying is a warning against hypocrisy, something certain Mane Democrats should consider after forcing their state into the National Popular V…

Our own Sean Parnell recently had a column warning of the threat of John Koza’s National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) in The Center Square, a new and rapidly growing provider of statehouse n…

Save Our States distinguished fellow Michael Maibach and author Tara Ross joined the Independent Women's Network to discuss the Electoral College. With the 2024 presidential election less than six mo…

One thing is clear from my years defending the Electoral College: the people at NPV, Inc. don’t understand the presidential election process or how the compact is supposed to work. For example, in a …

Yes, the NPV compact has lost electoral votes twice despite no state (yet) repealing it. How is that possible? The answer reveals one more way the compact is unstable—and poorly drafted. Every ten ye…

In previous posts, I explained how the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) falls well short of the “one person, one vote” standard it claims to embody. The first shows how an election syst…