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The Electoral College and the Twelfth Amendment Tweak

October 22, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

In American history, there been just one consensus candidate for president. George Washington, the “father of his country” and the “indispensable man,” was chosen in the first two presidential electi…

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Electoral College Doesn’t Cause Candidates to Ignore National Issues

October 16, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College

We’re rapidly approaching election day, so it seems like good time to check a claim made by lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). Does it hold up to reality? The claim is …

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How the United States got an Electoral College

October 14, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

Before the Constitution, the United States had a simple legislature with just one chamber. All the national legislative, executive, and judicial powers were in the hands of that Congress. It was gove…

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Elie Mystal Fails Civics

October 11, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

The Nation is an old, storied magazine that has drifted so far left that it thinks Kamala Harris is too conservative. So when one of its columnists, Elie Mystal, penned a piece entitled “A Lesson in …

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Introducing “Electoral College 101”

September 26, 2024 by Staff in Electoral College

When do presidential electors cast their state’s electoral votes? And who are these people? You can find answers to questions like that at ElectoralCollege101.com, a new educational website from Save…

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Judge explains constitutional flaws in NPV compact

September 25, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

The debate over the Electoral College calls for “careful, conscientious, statesmanlike, and non-partisan consideration,” said former Michigan Chief Justice Stephen Markman in remarks for Save Our Sta…

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How California could control the NPV compact

September 20, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

California already has more electoral votes than any other state, due to the size of its population. And it’s no secret that California would get far more power from the National Popular Vote interst…

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Child Voting: A National Popular Vote Power Move

September 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College

My colleague Trent England recently explained how, if the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) were in effect, California could nullify the popular vote totals of small states simply by all…

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California teenagers could make small states disappear with NPV

August 26, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

The National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), adopted by 17 blue states, would force the Electoral College to rubber stamp the popular vote result. And while the compact eliminates most of the …

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Electoral College forces party outreach

August 19, 2024 by Trent England in Electoral College

With both campaigns scrapping for voters, I thought it a good time to revisit a section of my book, “Why We Must Defend the Electoral College.” At conferences this summer, I’ve had many people ask wh…

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