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Testimony in support of Rhode Island's NPV repeal bill

March 27, 2025 by Staff in Electoral College

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…

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NPV’s Missing Vote Totals Problem

March 26, 2025 by Sean Parnell in Electoral College

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…

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NPV: Let judges decide elections

March 21, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College

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…

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NPV compact lacks normal protections

March 19, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College

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…

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NPV is not a normal interstate compact

March 17, 2025 by Trent England in Electoral College

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…

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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?…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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