“Why James Madison Wanted to Change the Way We Vote For President”
FairVote has posted this piece.
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“Top Two in California Primaries, June 2012: By the Numbers: High Rates of Invalid Ballots; Perverse Outcomes; Major Parties Dominate”
FairVote has issued this press release.
“Nine is Not Enough, or Nonparticipatory Democracy”
Hendrik Hertzberg:
There ought to be a special U.S. flag for use in Presidential election years. Forget those fifty stars, all crowed into a corner like swine in a feedlot. Three rows, three big stars per row. There, that’s… Continue reading
Lessig Says Roemer Would Pledge Not to Be Spoiler in Presidential Election If He Has No Realistic Chance of Winning
See here. “Though he says he’s in this race to win, if he became the Americans Elect candidate, he has now committed to a crucial promise: if at the end of the race, Roemer writes, ‘I discover I have… Continue reading
“The Supplementary Vote electoral system again worked very well in London. There is no basis for arguing that voters don’t understand their choices”
Patrick Dunleavy defends modified IRV in London election.
“This Richmond’s mayoral elections are unconstitutional”
T. Scott Uzzle has written this oped,which begins: “Richmond’s elections for mayor are unlike any other municipal election in the country. Richmond employs a system known as “unit voting.” Rather than simply counting all the votes in a straightforward… Continue reading
“Americans Elect: They Built It, And Nobody Came”
David Karpf has this oped at TechPresident.
“California: City Attorney claims Oakland Mayor recall will use ranked choice voting”
“The 2012 GOP Nomination Contest Affirms Value of New Rules”
Sheahan Virgin and Rob Richie write.
Instant Runoff Voting for DC?
WaPo editorial says it may be the way to go.
Occupy Americans Elect? Easier Said than Done?
John Lumea explains.
“Let’s restore cumulative voting”
John Anderson writes in the Chicago Tribune.
“Simple science: How the NDP will choose a new leader”
News from Canada: “The New Democratic Party of Canada will choose a new party leader at a two-day conference at a Toronto convention centre this weekend, through a process that gives each member a chance to have their say in… Continue reading
“Romney Delegate Total Nearly Matches Total if All Contests Winner-Take-All”
FairVote: “Contrary to conventional wisdom, current projected delegate totals for frontrunner Mitt Romney are far closer to what they would have been if every state had used a winner-take-all rule for allocating delegates than if they had used proportional… Continue reading