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In praise of (one part of) the National Popular Vote compact
November 16, 2023 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
I am not generally prone to pointing at parts of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) and saying, “They definitely knew what they were doing here” (unless I’m being sarcastic).
Read More →National Popular Vote lobbyists contradict themselves on using estimated vote totals
November 2, 2023 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
Lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) have a habit of labeling as a “myth” anything that is even slightly critical of or unhelpful to the compact.
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…
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…
Read More →National Popular Vote’s continuing problem with ranked-choice voting
January 17, 2023 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
For several years I’ve made the point that the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is incompatible with Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). That system, adopted by Alaska and Maine and proposed in…
Read More →National Popular Vote's Fishy Tales
November 12, 2022 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
More than two years ago I wrote a post titled “NPV to Maine: Drop Dead” inspired by a lobbyist for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) complaining that in order to win the electoral vo…
Read More →2016 “National Popular Vote” winner… Donald Trump?
November 10, 2022 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
A critical weakness of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is the lack of an official national vote count. Instead, the compact gives the chief election official in each member state—u…
Read More →Electoral Count Reform Act poses serious problems for National Popular Vote
October 7, 2022 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
There’s been a lot of analysis and commentary about legislation dubbed the “Electoral Count Reform Act” (ECRA), introduced by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (a similar bill, but with less bipartisan supp…
Read More →The Electoral College did not end Roe v. Wade
June 28, 2022 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
The Supreme Court’s decision striking down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision has sparked a political and social firestorm, with many sharply criticizing the court’s decision while others praise it. S…
Read More →The Democrats’ democratic presidential nomination process
April 12, 2022 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
I recently wrote about how the Democratic Party selects its national leadership and how it recognizes that while “one person, one vote” is a “sacred principle” of democracy (as stated in the party pl…
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