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Maine joins the National Popular Vote interstate compact without Governor's signature

Apr 16, 2024 by Harry Roth blog

Governor Janet Mills allowed National Popular Vote bill LD 1578 to take affect yesterday, committing Maine's four electoral votes to the compact. Save Our States Executive Director Trent England had …

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One person… how many votes? (Part 3)

Apr 18, 2024 by Sean Parnell blog

In previous posts, I explained how the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) falls well short of the “one person, one vote” standard it claims to embody. The first shows how an election syst…

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“State Armor” helping states stand up to the Chinese Communist Party

Apr 30, 2024 by Trent England blog

A group that launched earlier this year is already active in the states, crafting policies that will protect Americans from the Chinese Communist Party and other foreign threats. Michael Lucci create…

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Can states defend the nation?

Apr 30, 2024 by Trent England blog

National defense is the ultimate national issue. Yet just as the national government is obliged to defend the states (see Article IV, Section 4, of the Constitution), the states also play key roles i…

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Unfinished Recounts and litigation could thwart the compact

May 10, 2024 by Sean Parnell blog

One thing is clear from my years defending the Electoral College: the people at NPV, Inc. don’t understand the presidential election process or how the compact is supposed to work. For example, in a …

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Bipartisan Election Reform: Hold local, state and federal elections together

May 07, 2024 by Sean Parnell blog

I’m happy that Save Our States is expanding to address other areas of election policy. As someone who’s worked for more than a decade and a half in this area, to paraphrase George Costanza’s father, …

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NPV compact losing electoral votes?

May 09, 2024 by Trent England blog

Yes, the NPV compact has lost electoral votes twice despite no state (yet) repealing it. How is that possible? The answer reveals one more way the compact is unstable—and poorly drafted. Every ten ye…

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Tara Ross and Michael Maibach explain the Electoral College

May 28, 2024 by Harry Roth blog

Save Our States distinguished fellow Michael Maibach and author Tara Ross joined the Independent Women's Network to discuss the Electoral College. With the 2024 presidential election less than six mo…

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Parnell in The Center Square

May 29, 2024 by Trent England blog

Our own Sean Parnell recently had a column warning of the threat of John Koza’s National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) in The Center Square, a new and rapidly growing provider of statehouse n…

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