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The Idaho Statesman Hosted a ranked-choice voting debate between Trent England and Luke Mayville

Oct 19, 2024 by Staff blogs

Save Our States Executive Director Trent England faced off against Idahoans for Open Primaries' Luke Mayville in a debate hosted by The Idaho Statesman.

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Benefits of the Electoral College: State, not National, Control

Oct 29, 2024 by Trent England blogs

One consequence of the Electoral College is a practical respect for states, both their boundaries and their legislatures. While the federal government has assumed many powers once left to the states,…

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Benefits of the Electoral College: Decisive Results

Oct 30, 2024 by Trent England blogs

The nationwide popular vote margin in 1880 was less than 10,000 votes, or just about .1 percent. Neither candidate had a majority, which is often the case in close presidential elections. Yet James G…

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Benefits of the Electoral College: National Coalitions

Oct 31, 2024 by Trent England blogs

So far this week, we have considered the following benefits of the Electoral College.Election disputes are contained within individual states;Presidents don’t control their own elections; andMost of …

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Benefits of the Electoral College: Political Accountability and Trust

Nov 01, 2024 by Trent England blogs

This is the fifth and final post in our series about some of the benefits of the Electoral College. We have covered how it contains disputes, keeps power in the states, makes results more decisive, a…

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The Electoral College and Constitutionalism

Nov 04, 2024 by Trent England blogs

Tomorrow, Americans will vote for their state’s presidential electors. This is the first step in the two-part democratic election process set forth in the Constitution for choosing the president and …

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Still Waiting on the ‘National Popular Vote’ Winner

Nov 07, 2024 by Sean Parnell blogs

Aside from perhaps a few voting stations ordered by courts to remain open past their scheduled close, voting in America ended in all fifty states (plus Washington, DC) by 1 a.m. Eastern time on Wedne…

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Trump wins 520 electoral votes?

Nov 07, 2024 by Trent England blogs

Over the last fifteen years, seventeen states and the District of Columbia have joined the National Popular Vote interstate compact. NPV is an attempt to nullify the Electoral College in favor of a d…

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‘National Popular Vote’ States Should Just Give Electoral Votes To Trump

Nov 11, 2024 by Staff blogs

Since 2007, 17 states and DC have joined the National Popular Vote interstate compact. The compact won't take effect unless it reaches 270 electoral votes, but why wait until then if they truly belie…

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Election-Integrity Advocates Celebrate Wins against Ranked-Choice Voting, Ohio Redistricting

Nov 07, 2024 by Staff blogs

Save Our States Executive Director Trent England spoke with a reporter at the National Review about the state of ranked-choice voting after a disastrous election day for the pro-RCV movement. “Ranked…

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