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Nuts & Bolts

The mechanics of how electoral systems work, and how other components of our democracy work (or don't work). Electoral systems are the OS of representative democracy.
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Party-centered reform vs Voter-centered reform: which should be the priority?
The American Political Science Association and a handful of political scientists have decided that political parties are (gulp) threatened and need to…
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Steven Hill
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Democracy in Divided Societies: Electoral Engineering to Reduce Conflict
Australian political scientist Benjamin Reilly reviews the evidence for using Ranked Choice Voting as a means to decrease electoral polarization
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Benjamin Reilly
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.
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Alan Durning
A Real-World Map for Understanding the Irascible Pandemonium of US Politics
Democracy is like a puzzle: you have to fit all the pieces together to see the Big Picture
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Steven Hill
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The Five Harmful Gremlins of Winner-Take-All Elections
The basic architecture of US democracy bedevils voters, candidates and political parties alike
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Steven Hill
Alaska election results show why Condorcet is obsolete
Condorcet advocates use the wrong standard for evaluating Ranked Choice Voting elections
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Steven Hill
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How the “Pyramid of Money” corrupts US democracy
The architecture of “winner take all” elections magnifies the pernicious effects of privately financed campaigns
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Steven Hill
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