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Breaking Barriers For Black Women Candidates

A new report from RepresentWomen shows how Black women are like the canaries in the mine shaft of US democracy

Feb 16 •

December 2023

Top Four primary with Ranked Choice Voting leads US reform efforts

Hybrid of Top 4-RCV takes national spotlight and attracts critics – but what are its pros and cons?

Dec 20, 2023 •

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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October 2023

A new and better California Voting Rights Act

The CA Supreme Court’s Pico ruling opens new doors for multi-racial, multi-partisan representation via proportional voting -- if voting rights advocates…

Oct 20, 2023 •

Elections in Poland, with democracy hanging in the balance

In less than two weeks, Poland's elections may decide its future in the EU. The EU has been the guardian of democracy and the rule of law in…

Oct 3, 2023 •

August 2023

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 •

Women in Power: Impact Analysis of NYC’s Women-Majority City Council

New York made history in 2021 when Ranked Choice Voting contributed to electing a women of color majority on the city council. What is the policy…

Aug 2, 2023 •

June 2023

Steven Hill responds to Lee Drutman: Fusion yes, but more study of modern-day uses needed

Drutman’s article is a thoughtful yet ultimately unconvincing argument that Fusion Voting is better than Ranked Choice Voting

Jun 20, 2023 •

Lee Drutman responds to Steven Hill: "Yes, Fusion does offer a new horizon for US Politics"

Drutman thinks fusion will best usher in "party-centered reform" that the two-party system so badly needs -- and maybe even proportional representation

Jun 9, 2023 •

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 •

April 2023

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…

Apr 27, 2023 •

Alissa Bombardier Shaw

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March 2023

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…

Mar 17, 2023 •

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