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NPV lobbyists’ inconsistency on post-election shenanigans?

Posted by Sean Parnell on Mar 10, 2022

One of the biggest problems with the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that states might try to pull out of the compact after Election Day or find another way to circumvent it if they…

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National Popular Vote is dangerous for the country

Posted by Trent England on Mar 02, 2022

The National Popular Vote interstate compact would radically change presidential elections and national politics. It would bring chaos, and if upheld by the courts would cause dangerous unintended co…

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Abraham Lincoln and the Electoral College

Posted by Trent England on Feb 12, 2022

Today is the birthday of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. In four ways, Lincoln’s presidency and legacy reveals the importance of the Electoral College. First, Lincoln won the Republican nominat…

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Possible ECA reforms demonstrate vulnerability of NPV

Posted by Sean Parnell on Feb 11, 2022

The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA), a federal law establishing the process for states to certify their appointment of presidential electors and Congress to count their electoral votes, appears lik…

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Maine’s New Law Shows Democracy Is Not Just Majoritarianism

Posted by Sean Parnell on Jan 14, 2022

A common claim by advocates of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that the Electoral College is “undemocratic” because it violates the principle of “one person, one vote.” For exam…

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Does presidential politics influence disaster declarations?

Posted by Sean Parnell on Jan 14, 2022

Key Points The states with the most major disaster declarations over the past 20 years have generally been uncompetitive, led by Oklahoma and also including California, New York, and Texas.Several of…

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Majority of Michiganders believe their votes should stay in Michigan, new research finds

Posted by Guest Author in State Updates on Nov 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2021, – Today, Save Our States, a national group working to defend the Electoral College, released important polling from Michigan regarding the National Popular Vote (NPV) inter…

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Time is running out

There is a real, immediate threat to the constitutional way we elect our president. National Popular Vote is 76% of the way to implementing their dangerous plan.

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