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The Rhode Island House of Representatives' State Government and Elections Committee held a hearing on House Bill 5519, a bill to remove the state from the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NP…

My colleague Trent England wrote an excellent post on a unique problem of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV): its reliance on the cooperation of non-member states – cooperation that m…

Most multi-lateral interstate compacts have their own process, often a commission, to ensure uniform interpretation among members and to resolve disputes. The National Popular Vote interstate compact…

Interstate compacts are common, but the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is different from all the others—and not just because it attempts to unravel the checks and balances in the Elec…

First-year law students learn that a contract only binds the parties to it. Relying on non-parties makes a contract vulnerable to unintentional or intentional interference. Yet a plan to change presi…

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?…

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…

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…

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…

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…