North Michigan News

State Rep. Neil Friske, R-Charlevoix, on Thursday criticized Democrats' efforts to support the National Popular Vote (NPV) movement in Michigan. House Bill 4156 aims to include Michigan in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

“Democrats enjoy nothing more than bowing to coastal elites in New York and California. This dangerous NPV movement would force the rest of us to bow right alongside them,” said Friske, R-Charlevoix. “This is a blatant authoritarian attempt to amplify radical socialists in large cities so Democrats can finally drown out the voices of hard-working rural America. They’ll eat our food, drive our cars, and visit our parks, but the minute we step into a ballot box, they want nothing to do with us.”

The National Popular Vote Compact challenges the role of the Electoral College, which was established by the Founding Fathers to ensure balanced influence from diverse states and regions in presidential elections.

Friske also expressed concerns about electoral integrity under this plan, citing risks such as premature acceptance of incomplete results from other states, complications arising from varying recount standards, and increased reliance on courts for dispute resolution.

“Regular people won’t stand for this desperate attempt to undermine our elections as Democrats do everything possible to turn Michigan into their own little version of Communist China,” Friske said. “We owe it to our sons and daughters, grandchildren, and all future generations to preserve the constitutional republic our founders were willing to die for.”