The NPV compact, an attempt to subvert the #ElectoralCollege, is a disaster in the making.
States that have joined should repeal it. Here's why...
States that have joined should repeal it. Here's why...
1. NPV tries to manipulate the existing system, overlaying one process on another, making the election process less stable. digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/lawreview/vol2…
2. Despite calling itself "National Popular Vote," NPV doesn't actually create a national election, which is why one of its creators warns it could cause "electoral crises." saveourstates.com/blog/dangerous…
3. NPV doesn't provide any way to get a unified result and is totally silent about conflicts or contests--it doesn't address the real life problems that happen in elections. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5c12e0…
4. Instead, under NPV, each compact state would certify its own "national" results. And just one official in each state would have all the power. saveourstates.com/blog/new-york-…
5. The whole purpose of NPV is to overturn state results--something politically and legally dubious. harvardlpr.com/wp-content/upl…
6. Meaningful recounts would be impossible with the NPV compact. saveourstates.com/blog/national-…
7. The NPV compact provides no check on small-plurality winners. (Pretty much every other #ElectoralCollege replacement proposal has a runoff, but not NPV.) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
8. NPV conflict with new Ranked-Choice Voting laws in Alaska and Maine. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
8 and 1/2. Here's another great article on the NPV/RCV conflict by my colleague @seandparnell: saveourstates.com/blog/state-rcv…
9. NPV conflicts with some state constitutions, as in Michigan (legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-A…) and Colorado (saveourstates.com/blog/some-stat…).
10. There is strong opposition to NPV in some states, and they can interfere with the compact. bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and…
11. For the reasons above and many more, the NPV compact would lead to a flood of state and federal litigation. This includes states suing other states over election practices--a risk unique to NPV. digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/lawreview/vol2…
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