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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?
Mar 2, 2023 • 
Steven Hill
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Which proportional representation method is best for America?
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The US Supreme Court and Viktor Orbán – birds of a feather
Both show that they know how to manipulate election rules to reach a desired result
Aug 10, 2022 • 
Steven Hill
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The US Supreme Court and Viktor Orbán – birds of a feather
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Winning proportional representation: How to design an American solution
The path to PR should be rooted in US culture, accommodate independents, support racial minority voting rights and work in small states
Dec 13, 2023 • 
Cynthia Richie Terrell
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Rob Richie
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Alaska election results show why Condorcet is obsolete
Condorcet advocates use the wrong standard for evaluating Ranked Choice Voting elections
Sep 14, 2022 • 
Steven Hill
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Alaska election results show why Condorcet is obsolete
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What if Congress was elected by proportional representation?
Illuminating lessons from Illinois’ 110-year history with cumulative voting -- more bipartisanship, less polarization, more voter choice, better…
Aug 23, 2022 • 
Steven Hill
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Faulty Textbooks: The Strip Mining of Anthony Downs’ "Economic Theory of Democracy"
One of the great political theorists of the second half of the 20th century had his work grossly misrepresented. I know, because he told me so.
Oct 7, 2022 • 
Steven Hill
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Faulty Textbooks: The Strip Mining of Anthony Downs’ "Economic Theory of Democracy"
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Ranked Choice Voting as a stepping stone to Proportional Representation
Voter support for ranked choice voting translates into support for proportional representation in ways that support for other reforms do not
Apr 10 • 
Eveline Dowling
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Ranked Choice Voting as a stepping stone to Proportional Representation
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The False Promise of Party-Centric Reform
A handful of political scientists are over-glorifying political parties, and as part of their anti-RCV strategy misrepresenting Fusion Voting's past and…
Aug 30, 2023 • 
Seamus Allen
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The False Promise of Party-Centric Reform
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Alaska – of all places – shows what a bipartisan coalition could look like
Ranked choice voting has pulled off a small miracle – moderate Republicans and Democrats co-governing
Dec 7, 2022 • 
Steven Hill
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Alaska – of all places – shows what a bipartisan coalition could look like
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Does Fusion Voting offer a new horizon for US politics?
Fusion is enjoying a surge in popularity. But what are its pros and cons?
Jun 2, 2023 • 
Steven Hill
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Does Fusion Voting offer a new horizon for US politics?
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The Magnet and the Merry-Go-Round
By Greg Dennis: Why Ranked Choice Voting is superior to Condorcet Voting as a tool for political depolarization
Jan 23
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Imagine if Congress was elected by Proportional Representation
Illinois’ 110-year history with a form of proportional representation resulted in more voter choice, more bipartisanship, less bitter polarization and…
May 20, 2024 • 
Steven Hill
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