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States consider preemptive measures against National Popular Vote
February 10, 2021 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
One of the biggest defects of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), as I’ve pointed out many times over the years, is that there is no official, accurate, uniform, or timely national vo…
Read More →Political "trigger" undercuts NPV's moral claim
February 8, 2021 by Trent England in Electoral College
Advocates for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) claim it’s simple—direct democracy is the only legitimate way to hold an election. This is an attack on every parliamentary system or …
Read More →How close is NPV to hijacking presidential elections?
February 5, 2021 by Trent England in Electoral College
How concerned should Americans be about the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) taking effect before the 2024 presidential election? There are currently 15 states plus DC that have joined …
Read More →Why NPV might drive down voter turnout
February 4, 2021 by Trent England in Electoral College
In a recent post, Sean Parnell offers something all too rare in political debates: data. He shows that a state’s status as “safe” or “battleground” does not determine voter turnout. Some high turnout…
Read More →Election law ignorance fuels NPV push
February 3, 2021 by Trent England in Electoral College
Earlier I wrote in response to NPV’s Utah “organizer” Bunnie Keen claiming that their plan is just a minor “update” to the Electoral College. Of course, the real purpose is to nullify the constitutio…
Read More →2020 Voter Turnout Not Tied to “Battleground State” Status
January 27, 2021 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College
One talking point frequently used by advocates of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that it would increase voter turnout. The argument is that would-be voters in so-called “safe” …
Read More →Reapportionment and the instability of the NPV compact
January 26, 2021 by Trent England in Electoral College
There are multiple drafting flaws within the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), which attempts to nullify the Electoral College by giving away states’ electoral votes to create an ad hoc…
Read More →Utah’s Bunnie Keen peddles NPV’s big lie
January 21, 2021 by Trent England in Electoral College
“How dare you lie about our position!” As I exited a committee hearing into the middle of the Delaware State Capitol, I was confronted by two elderly women—one of them yelling in my face. They were r…
Read More →What happens on January 6th?
December 16, 2020 by Trent England in Electoral College
The Constitution sets up a framework for presidential elections—the state-by-state process now known as the Electoral College—but leaves the details to state legislatures and to Congress. A federal l…
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