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One person… how many votes? (Part 2)

Apr 11, 2024 by Sean Parnell blog

One of the main arguments made by advocates for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is that it advances the idea of “one person, one vote.” As NPV, Inc.’s website claims: “It will appl…

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John Koza puts NPV politics ahead of math

Apr 12, 2024 by Trent England blog

My last post, responding to comments by John Koza, addresses the most obvious conflict between ranked-choice voting (RCV) and the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). The issue is that RCV…

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Maine Democrats Called Out

May 31, 2024 by Trent England blog

“Those in glass houses should not throw stones.” That old saying is a warning against hypocrisy, something certain Mane Democrats should consider after forcing their state into the National Popular V…

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How the 12th Amendment affects vice presidential picks

Jul 05, 2024 by Michael C. Maibach blog

During this presidential campaign year, there is, as always, speculation on vice presidential choices. One feature of these conversations is that it is unwise to have presidential and vice presidenti…

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Elie Mystal Fails Civics

Oct 11, 2024 by Trent England blog

The Nation is an old, storied magazine that has drifted so far left that it thinks Kamala Harris is too conservative. So when one of its columnists, Elie Mystal, penned a piece entitled “A Lesson in …

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Still Waiting on the ‘National Popular Vote’ Winner

Nov 07, 2024 by Sean Parnell blog

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 blog

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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Arizona Republicans shut down National Popular Vote talk

Nov 22, 2024 by Harry Roth blog

Lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact have long targeted Arizona in hopes of adding its eleven electoral votes to their unconstitutional compact scheme. In the past, they have ev…

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How to win NPV in 2028

Dec 09, 2024 by Sean Parnell blog

Whether or not the 2028 presidential campaign began on November 6, the day after the election, it’s fair to say it was already on some people’s minds. Particularly campaign strategists who are siftin…

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Will Democrat electors support Harris?

Dec 17, 2024 by Trent England blog

The Electoral College meets today. The Constitution specifies that presidential electors assemble in their own states, so it is really 51 different meetings, one in each state capital and one in the …

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