Defending the Electoral College

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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.

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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: 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.

National Popular Vote Tries to Minimize Recount Problem

Feb 26, 2025 by Sean Parnell

Under NPV, it would be impossible to conduct a full nationwide recount if the national margin were close enough to warrant one.

NPV compact flubs basic constitutional process

Feb 25, 2025 by Trent England

On the basic question of who gets votes on Election Day, the NPV compact seems desperately confused.

State considers presidential elector districts

Feb 21, 2025 by Trent England

A novel, but not unprecedented, way of choosing presidential electors is being considered by the Rhode Island Legislature.

Testimony in support of Colorado’s NPV repeal bill

Feb 11, 2025 by Staff

Yesterday, a committee in the Colorado House of Representatives heard testimony on HB 1102, a bill to remove the state from the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV).

Will NPV lobbyists stop their “blue wall” talk now?

Feb 10, 2025 by Trent England

It’s no secret that NPV was founded by an upset Al Gore supporter, nor that most of its recent support comes from Democrats similarly frustrated by 2016.

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