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Defending the Electoral College

The Constitution creates a multi-step democratic process to elect the president and vice president--the Electoral College. It unifies, moderates, and protects American politics, and is part of what makes the United States a federal republic.

Today, this system is threatened by a campaign to manipulate the Electoral College using an interstate compact. This “National Popular Vote” scheme threatens to create a constitutional crisis.

Find out what you can do by selecting your state on the map, or discover more about these topics below.

What is the Electoral College?

What is National Popular Vote?

The dangers of NPV

What do other countries do?

What does the Constitution say?

How do states select electors?

What do supporters of the Electoral College say?

Who’s behind NPV?

The status of NPV

From the blog

NPV Fails in Nevada

Apr 14, 2025 by Trent England

A multi-year effort to add Nevada to the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) has failed due to bipartisan opposition.

More concerns about NPV’s “let judges decide” approach

Apr 09, 2025 by Sean Parnell

It isn’t clear that courts would be able to untangle all of problems NPV would create.

NPV’s Illusory Litigation Solution

Mar 31, 2025 by Sean Parnell

One of the key weaknesses of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that member states are supposed to obtain the vote totals of every state that holds a “statewide popular election,” but non-member states are under no obligation to cooperate.

Testimony in support of Rhode Island's NPV repeal bill

Mar 27, 2025 by Staff

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 (NPV). Save Our States Senior Fellow, Sean Parnell, testified in favor of the bill. You can find his full remarks here.

NPV’s Missing Vote Totals Problem

Mar 26, 2025 by Sean Parnell

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 may not be forthcoming.

NPV: Let judges decide elections

Mar 21, 2025 by Trent England

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

NPV compact lacks normal protections

Mar 19, 2025 by Trent England

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 Electoral College.

NPV is not a normal interstate compact

Mar 17, 2025 by Trent England

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.

Who voted for Canada’s new Prime Minister?

Mar 12, 2025 by Trent England

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.

States are stepping up to defend the Electoral College

Feb 28, 2025 by Harry Roth

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.

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