In December 2000, more than a month after Election Day, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the certification of Florida’s 25 electoral votes for George W. Bush, ending one of the most contentious presidential elections in history. While the term “hanging chad” forever became a part of America’s vocabulary, secretaries of state from across the country will tell you recounts, accusations of “stolen elections” and voter fraud have occurred regularly throughout our history.
Fortunately, such angst-ridden debates rarely occur in presidential elections. However, a well-funded movement now gaining steam, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, is advocating for a change in the country’s voting laws that could make presidential elections subject to such crises every four years if it succeeds.
