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Virginia Legislature passes compact to manipulate presidential elections

Feb 12, 2026 by Staff blogs

Today, the Virginia House passed HB965, to enact the National Popular Vote interstate compact. The Virginia Senate passed a companion measure, SB322, by a party-line vote on Monday. The bills now go …

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Big banks threaten Trump’s “Affordability Agenda”

Feb 12, 2026 by Trent England blogs

There were many deleterious policies in the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, but not everything in it was bad. One policy in particular has led to positive results for almost all Americans. It’s called “open …

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Why Virginia should think twice about the NPV compact

Feb 18, 2026 by Michael C. Maibach blogs

The number one goal of the Founders was to avoid tyranny of the majority. They were well-read students of political history and philosophy. Plato wrote that “tyranny naturally arises out of democracy…

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For election policy, scale and scope matter

Feb 20, 2026 by Trent England blogs

There are a lot of dumb sales pitches for election reforms, but one of the worst is comparing state or national elections to friends voting on what kind of food to eat or where to go on vacation. The…

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NPV’s Official Votes Problem, Part 1

Feb 25, 2026 by Sean Parnell blogs

A longstanding concern about the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) is whether official vote totals from every state will always be available by the time member states need them—obviously…

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NPV’s Official Votes Problem, Part 2

Mar 03, 2026 by Sean Parnell blogs

Earlier I explained that, contrary to the claims of lobbyists for the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), official vote totals from every state will not always be available in time for co…

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Save Our States Featured in Straight Arrow News on National Popular Vote Compact

Mar 03, 2026 by Staff blogs

Save Our States Executive Director Trent England was recently quoted in a Straight Arrow News article examining the National Popular Vote interstate compact and recent developments in Virginia, where…

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Column: Reject the radical, risky National Popular Vote compact

Mar 02, 2026 by Michael C. Maibach blogs

Save Our States Distinguished Fellow Michael Maibach recently wrote about why Gov. Spanberger should reject the risky National Popular Vote interstate compact for The Virginian-Pilot.The Electoral Co…

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Op-Ed: Indiana poised to ban convoluted ranked-voting system

Feb 24, 2026 by Harry Roth blogs

Save Our States' Harry Roth recently wrote about the recent ranked-choice voting ban in Indiana for The Center Square.Does Indiana need more complicated, confusing elections? The average voter would …

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