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Philly mayoral election struggles to pick popular winner
An “instant runoff” would have produced a majority winner in a single election; instead, the “plurality-wins-all” election delivers a weak winner’s…
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Rob Richie
Political misinformation, voter turnout and electoral reform
Part II: the importance of civic literacy, PR electoral systems and other factors in making democracy work -- especially during this age of…
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Henry Milner
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San Francisco: a Multi-Everything City that needs a new approach to local democracy
How should urban zones structure local democracy to ensure fewer turf wars, broad participation and greater engagement of its human talent and genius?
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Steven Hill
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Which proportional representation method is best for America?
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Here’s Why Sarah Palin Lost to Alaska Native Democrat Mary Peltola
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What if Congress was elected by proportional representation?
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Alaska election results show why Condorcet is obsolete
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Alaska – of all places – shows what a bipartisan coalition could look like
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The importance of "civic literacy" to making democracy work
Research shows that PR electoral systems, public financing of campaigns and robust public media are better at helping people to make sense of their…
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Henry Milner
Global Lessons: Proportional Voting Systems and Women’s Representation
Electoral systems determine how votes translate into power. Certain systems result in broader representation and give voters greater power in electing…
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Alissa Bombardier Shaw
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Steph Scaglia
Taxes, primaries and expulsions, oh my!
Winner-take-all-palooza: taxpayers' money wasted on runoffs and primaries, and politics turns toxic with expulsion of legislators in Tennessee. But what…
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Rob Richie
The Internet, digital media and democracy
The high price society is paying for the illusion of an “open” and “free” Internet
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Steven Hill
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The 2024 blame game has already begun
Without ranked choice voting, a large field of presidential candidates could split the vote and spoil each other, frustrating voters as well as majority…
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Rob Richie
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Proportional representation and the Pursuit of Happiness
New research measuring levels of “life satisfaction” suggest that certain political institutions such as PR result in more individual happiness
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Douglas J. Amy
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Another shooting. Another crazy day in Winner-Take-All land
America’s winner-take-all elections bedevil common sense and ensure "minority rule" and a vast gap between public opinion and policy
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Steven Hill
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