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The Electoral College Prevents Anarchy

May 05, 2023 by Tara Ross blogs

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,” former White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama Rahm Emanuel once said. “And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you …

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FOX News: Minnesota election overhaul bill would 'manipulate' Electoral College, Hillary Clinton elector warns

Apr 21, 2023 blogs

The Minnesota legislature has an elections omnibus going through it that would "manipulate" the Electoral College, a presidential elector for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned. Three …

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Must Read Alaska: Who is really behind ranked-choice voting? The usual suspects

Nov 27, 2023 blogs

Democracy is not “heads I win, tails you lose,” but some left-leaning reformers want it that way. When they disagree with election outcomes, they demand wholesale changes to the process. Ranked-choic…

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Supreme Court ruling on Trump looks like bad news for National Popular Vote

Mar 08, 2024 by Sean Parnell blogs

I frequently tell people on both sides of the debate over the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) that it’s a mistake to predict how the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually rule on the comp…

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

Apr 16, 2024 by Harry Roth blogs

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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NPV compact losing electoral votes?

May 09, 2024 by Trent England blogs

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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Parnell in The Center Square

May 29, 2024 by Trent England blogs

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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Maine Democrats Called Out

May 31, 2024 by Trent England blogs

“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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Who’s the Losing Candidate? (Illinois & Texas Edition)

Aug 13, 2024 by Sean Parnell blogs

One of the many defects in the National Popular Vote interstate compact is that it would be essentially impossible to conduct a full recount* if the national margin were close. This is because state …

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California teenagers could make small states disappear with NPV

Aug 26, 2024 by Trent England blogs

The National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), adopted by 17 blue states, would force the Electoral College to rubber stamp the popular vote result. And while the compact eliminates most of the …

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