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Utah could put NPV ban in state Constitution
February 6, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College
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…
Read More →Colorado House will hear NPV repeal bill
February 5, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College
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…
Read More →Is National Popular Vote a Tantrum?
January 31, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College
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…
Read More →The Art of the TikTok Deal
January 24, 2025 by Harry Roth in Foreign Threats
TikTok, the social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, was given a 75-day extension by President Trump via an executive order signed on January 20. The order won't block the sale or ban but…
Read More →NPV’s Odd Definition of “Suburbs”
January 14, 2025 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
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 …
Read More →Michigan, and other states, have constitutions that may prohibit NPV
December 23, 2024 by Staff
By Sean Parnell and Trent England For years, the Michigan Legislature has considered various proposals to add the state to the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). This includes an effort …
Read More →Will Democrat electors support Harris?
December 17, 2024 by Trent England
The Electoral College meets today. The Constitution specifies that presidential electors assemble in their own states, so it is really 51 different meetings, one in each state capital and one in the …
Read More →2024 “official” National Popular Vote Results
December 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
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…
Read More →How to win NPV in 2028
December 9, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
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…
Read More →The war on ESG
December 6, 2024 by Harry Roth in Economy
ESG, short for Environmental, Social, and Governance, is a left-wing movement to force companies to focus on “net-zero” climate policies, DEI, and woke corporate restructuring instead of maximizing s…
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