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Reapportionment and the instability of the NPV compact

Jan 26, 2021 by Trent England blog

There are multiple drafting flaws within the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), which attempts to nullify the Electoral College by giving away states’ electoral votes to create an ad hoc…

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Election law ignorance fuels NPV push

Feb 03, 2021 by Trent England blog

Earlier I wrote in response to NPV’s Utah “organizer” Bunnie Keen claiming that their plan is just a minor “update” to the Electoral College. Of course, the real purpose is to nullify the constitutio…

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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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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…

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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…

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Former ACLU official: NPV has a dangerous flaw

Mar 23, 2021 by Trent England blog

At Save Our States, we support the Electoral College. But even opponents of the Electoral College recognize dangerous flaws in the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). Andy Katz, former pr…

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Missed it by that much, part 1

Mar 26, 2021 by Sean Parnell blog

One concern I raised early on about the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that it could allow election officials of member states to concoct vote totals for non-member states if, for …

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Some election reforms would make disasters worse

Apr 27, 2021 by Trent England blog

Democrats in Congress want to give themselves more control over elections, taking power away from the states. Surprisingly, some states have joined the National Popular Vote interstate compact, which…

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A short-sighted attack … part 2

Apr 29, 2021 by Trent England blog

After blowback from conservative readers, Columnist Scott Morefield has doubled down on his defense of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). I took him to task on Monday for implying th…

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A short-sighted attack … part 3

Apr 30, 2021 by Trent England blog

Previously I criticized arguments by columnist Scott Morefield that conservatives should, for purely political reasons, support the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). He doubled down wit…

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