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How Trump could win the GOP nomination--again
Like in 2016, the pathway to the nomination is clear due to the "winner take all" rules in most GOP states; RCV would ensure a true majority of GOP…
Steven Hill
Mar 23
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Better democracy via different flavors of proportional representation
Open List PR methods in Finland and Sweden show that the devil is in the details; well-designed institutions must respect a nation’s culture, history…
Henry Milner
Mar 17
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The “RCV Express” keeps rolling
Landslide wins in two more cities to use ranked choice voting, the Oscars use RCV to choose Best Picture, and reformers are thinking big
Rob Richie
Mar 14
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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were feminists – NOT!
Celebrating International Women’s Day (and Black History Month too)
Steven Hill
Mar 10
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The power of one woman: the progress of gender equality in the European Union
International Women's Day: Citizens’ activism, legal battles and indirect democracy have expanded the gender rights in Europe, decade after decade
Berit Ebert
Mar 7
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Which proportional representation method is best for America?
Party List vs Proportional Ranked Choice Voting vs Mixed Member Proportional -- are they all the same? Or is one method better than the others?
Steven Hill
Mar 2
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February 2023
What political leaders should learn from New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern
By Jean-Pierre Charbonneau, President of the Mouvement Démocratie Nouvelle in Quebec
Feb 24
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Can CA’s top-two primary handle the race for Feinstein’s Senate seat? Don’t count on it
Ranked choice voting would liberate voters to select their favorite candidates without fear of spoilers and split votes causing the wrong candidate to…
Steven Hill
Feb 22
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Can CA’s top-two primary handle the race for Feinstein’s Senate seat? Don’t count on it
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James Baldwin vs. William F. Buckley: the debate of the century between Black and White
On February 18, 1965, Baldwin’s moral authority made a fool of the disingenuous Buckley’s patrician racism
Steven Hill
Feb 17
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Two political parties fighting over a BALLOON? Welcome to the Winner Take All circus
The perverse incentives of the “winner take all” electoral system drive pointlessly adversarial politics
Steven Hill
Feb 10
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Lessons learned: the four factors that result in election success for women
New report on women's representation in 100 largest cities highlights importance of RCV, public campaign financing, term limits and support groups for…
Alissa Bombardier Shaw
Feb 8
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Here's how to DOUBLE voter turnout
California, Arizona, and Nevada have shifted to even-year elections, boosting turnout and saving money—with lessons for other states.
Alan Durning
Feb 1
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Here's how to DOUBLE voter turnout
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