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Nevada would disappear with NPV, state is smaller than 18 metropolitan areas
June 1, 2023 by Harry Roth in Electoral College
Lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) often claim their election scheme would benefit the whole country. With the Nevada legislature taking steps to join the compact, it's …
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Minnesota Legislature will silence Minnesota voters
May 25, 2023 by Trent England in Electoral College
Using shady tactics usually reserved for Congress, Minnesota legislators passed an omnibus bill late last week that included the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). Progressive hardliners…
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Nevada Senate advances NPV
May 19, 2023 by Trent England in Electoral College
Yesterday, the Nevada Senate passed Assembly Joint Resolution 6, which could eventually join the state to the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). The process is convoluted. The reasons ar…
Read More →Nevada Assembly passes unprecedented NPV measure
April 21, 2023 by Trent England in Electoral College
This week, the Nevada Assembly passed AJR6, to place the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) in the Nevada Constitution. All Democrats present voted for the resolution; all Republicans vot…
Read More →Minnesota House hides, passes NPV compact
April 20, 2023 by Trent England in Electoral College
A change to presidential elections is the last thing you might expect to find in an omnibus spending bill. But that is where you’ll find the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) in Minnesot…
Read More →Lies, damned lies, and… edits?
April 18, 2023 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
Apparently, folks at the National Popular Vote (NPV) organization are getting a bit desperate. What else could explain their lying to the Michigan legislature (and Nevada too) about my testimony on o…
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National Popular Vote bill introduced in the Maine House of Representatives
April 11, 2023 by Harry Roth in Electoral College
The National Popular Vote campaign has targeted Maine and its four electoral votes for years. Now a new bill has been introduced in the state House of Representatives (LD1578). If passed, it would gi…
Read More →Constitutional amendment to adopt NPV introduced in the Nevada State Assembly
March 24, 2023 by Harry Roth in Electoral College
In 2019, former Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak vetoed a National Popular Vote bill. He rightly noted that the National Popular Vote compact would diminish Nevada’s role in presidential elections. Now …
Read More →Voting reform community sees major problem with National Popular Vote
January 23, 2023 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
A few days ago, I wrote that the organization pushing the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) continues to claim there is no conflict between the compact and Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Bu…
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