It’s no secret that trust in elections has declined, in part due to dubious election fraud claims about North Korean boats unloading fake ballots in Maine in 2020, Diebold voting machines flipping Ohio from Kerry to Bush in 2004, and other wild tales.

While there’s plenty of finger-pointing about who is more at fault for this declining trust, there is broad agreement that delayed results contribute to it. As we saw in 2020, delays of just a few days or hours give rise to concerns and conspiracy theories. A few apparent reforms would speed up reporting, like requiring mail-in ballots to be received by election day and allowing them to be processed as they arrive, thus bolstering trust in elections.

Yet one proposal would further delay results and worsen presidential elections: the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV). Passed by 17 states with 209 electoral votes, the compact requires member states to ignore their own voters and instead........

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