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A “doomsday machine” is how Prof. Akhil Amar described NPV in an interview earlier this year.

Today marks the 239th anniversary of the Constitution of the United States. Of course, this year is also the 250th birthday of our nation.

The National Popular Vote campaign has taken the position that only final-round ranked-choice voting totals can be used for those states using RCV—which leads to mathematical nonsense.

Would first- or final-round results, or perhaps some intermediate round, be used for national vote tabulation under National Popular Vote? And who decides?

The Black Legislative Leaders Network recently included me on a panel about the intersection of civil rights and federalism.

As it prepares for the 2028 presidential primaries, the DNC is considering banning ranked-choice voting.

Two bills aimed at pushing Michigan into the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) were introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives earlier this month.

The fact that Alaska could easily erase 140,000 votes for the Democratic candidate by a simple statutory tweak to its RCV system shows that this isn’t the case and that NPV is highly vulnerable to no…

As we prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, which is really the Declaration of Independence Day, we should remember these three principles.

Whether NPV supporters like it or not, the national popular vote interstate compact is partisan. And it would create a powerful incentive for other partisan states to act in their perceived defense.