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Who voted for Canada’s new Prime Minister?
March 12, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College
It’s out with the old, in with the new, atop the Canadian government. Mark Carney will become the new prime minister after winning the election with 86 percent of the vote. Wait, hold on… 86 percent?…
Read More →States are stepping up to defend the Electoral College
February 28, 2025 by Harry Roth in Electoral College
Support for the Electoral College is surging in state legislatures across the country, with multiple states passing resolutions to defend our 238-year-old election system. So far, three states have p…
Read More →National Popular Vote Tries to Minimize Recount Problem
February 26, 2025 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
One of the more serious problems the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) has with recounts is that it would be impossible to conduct a full nationwide recount if the national margin were c…
Read More →NPV compact flubs basic constitutional process
February 25, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College
Whether one likes or dislikes the Electoral College—or the concept of a national direct election—should not distract from considering the actual terms of the proposed National Popular Vote interstate…
Read More →State considers presidential elector districts
February 21, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College
A novel, but not unprecedented, way of choosing presidential electors is being considered by the Rhode Island Legislature. A House proposal would divide the state into four districts, with the voters…
Read More →Testimony in support of Colorado’s NPV repeal bill
February 11, 2025 by Staff in Electoral College
Yesterday, a committee in the Colorado House of Representatives heard testimony on HB 1102, a bill to remove the state from the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). The founder and executi…
Read More →Will NPV lobbyists stop their “blue wall” talk now?
February 10, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College
It’s no secret that NPV was founded by an upset Al Gore supporter, nor that most of its recent support comes from Democrats similarly frustrated by 2016. Yet there aren’t enough blue states to put th…
Read More →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…
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