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How close is NPV to hijacking presidential elections?
Feb 05, 2021 by Trent England blog
How concerned should Americans be about the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) taking effect before the 2024 presidential election? There are currently 15 states plus DC that have joined …
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Feb 05, 2021 by Harry Roth blog
Townhall: National Popular Vote Proposal Will Cause Chaos in the Courts A quiet, well-funded effort is underway to change the way voters in New York and other states choose the president. The plan wo…
Read More→Political "trigger" undercuts NPV's moral claim
Feb 08, 2021 by Trent England blog
Advocates for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) claim it’s simple—direct democracy is the only legitimate way to hold an election. This is an attack on every parliamentary system or …
Read More→States consider preemptive measures against National Popular Vote
Feb 10, 2021 by Sean Parnell blog
One of the biggest defects of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), as I’ve pointed out many times over the years, is that there is no official, accurate, uniform, or timely national vo…
Read More→Myth: Other major democratic nations have nothing like our Electoral College
Feb 11, 2021 by Sean Parnell blog
Many Americans believe that the United States is an outlier among major democratic nations because we do not directly elect our chief executive and a candidate who did not receive the most votes can …
Read More→Weekly Headlines: Feb 21-27
Feb 22, 2021 by Harry Roth blog
Bloomberg: One Electoral College Oddity May Be About to End The question of whether Nebraska will end its Electoral College system revolves around the competition between national party interests and…
Read More→New York Submits Inaccurate Presidential Vote Count (Again)
Feb 22, 2021 by Sean Parnell blog
One of the many defects in the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that it requires member states to accept at face value the vote totals submitted by every other state, even if those v…
Read More→Constitutional Amendment Introduced to Abolish Electoral College
Feb 22, 2021 by Sean Parnell blog
Congress has considered more constitutional amendments to change or abolish the Electoral College than on any other subject. The latest, House Joint Resolution 14, was introduced in early 2021. Like…
Read More→Weekly Headlines: March 7-13
Mar 12, 2021 by Harry Roth blog
The Washington Post: Opinion: Meet the Republicans who want to end the electoral collegeIn the past two decades, Republican candidates for president have won more votes than their Democratic opponent…
Read More→Weekly Headlines: March 14-20
Mar 12, 2021 by Harry Roth blog
The Slate Online: Opinion commentary – Take five minutes: Disbanding the Electoral College is a disaster for democracy In 1787, in the sweltering midsummer heat of Philadelphia, the founders pieced t…
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