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National Popular Vote: Recount madness
Nov 17, 2020 by Sean Parnell blogs
Key Points NPV could require, for the first time in American history, a nationwide recount. In a close election under NPV, it would be impossible to conduct a legitimate national recount.The cour…
Read More→Don’t Mess With Texas (Recounts)
Mar 25, 2020 by Sean Parnell blogs
One significant danger of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV) is that it would require a nationwide recount in the event of a close election. This would be a nightmare. For what it’s w…
Read More→Unfinished Recounts and litigation could thwart the compact
May 10, 2024 by Sean Parnell blogs
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 …
Read More→National Popular Vote Tries to Minimize Recount Problem
Feb 26, 2025 by Sean Parnell blogs
One of the more serious problems the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV) has with recounts is that it would be impossible to conduct a full nationwide recount if the national margin were c…
Read More→National Popular Vote Tries to Spin Recount Problem
Jun 15, 2026 by Sean Parnell blogs
In April, the Rhode Island House of Representatives Committee on State Government & Elections held a hearing for a bipartisan bill to repeal the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV). I …
Read More→Hillary deserved to lose, the Electoral College deserves to stay
May 16, 2019 by Trent England blogs
In 2016, the system worked. It was not a “wrong-winner election” or a fluke. One reason the American Founders put the Electoral College into the Constitution was to protect against regional politics.…
Read More→Delaware joins anti-Electoral College compact
Mar 29, 2019 by Trent England blogs
The first state to ratify the Constitution became the 13th state to join an effort to sidestep the Electoral College when Gov. John Carney signed legislation yesterday to join Delaware to the Nationa…
Read More→The Electoral College and Campaign 2016
Oct 01, 2016 by Trent England blogs
Every four years, many Americans wind up on the losing side and thus disappointed by the presidential election. No matter how politically correct we get, not everyone can get a trophy on election day…
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