Category Archives: alternative voting systems
“We need a fairer system for choosing House members”
Katrina vanden Heuvel WaPo column.
“Voter Error in Top Two Primary Can Be Far Higher than in RCV Races”
“Fair Voting in California – Will Santa Barbara Join Santa Clarita?”
FairVote: “In July, the city of Santa Barbara became the most recent in a string of California cities being sued under the California Voting Rights Act for diluting the votes of their Latino population. After finding out about the… Continue reading
“FairVote Proposes Solutions to Florida’s Congressional Redistricting Dilemma in 2014”
FairVote wants to use multimember districts even though those aren’t allowed under a federal statute. “Although one of the remedies conflicts with federal law, there is precedent from Louisiana in 2008 for state action overriding federal law involving congressional elections.”
“The Conversation: Dissecting a ‘no party preference’ campaign in California”
SacBee: “Two seasoned California campaign strategists, one a Republican and one a Democrat, who advised a “no party prefence” candidate running for secretary of state, discuss the campaign.”
Sragow: Dan didn’t make it into the general election for three… Continue reading
“The Logic of the Instant Runoff”
Paul Jacob:
Reid Wilson, at the Washington Post, regales us with seven U.S. senatorial races where Libertarian Party candidates could swing elections, and thus control of the Senate. Last weekend at Townhall, I exhorted readers to work for… Continue reading
“UPDATE: Newhall School District to look at cumulative voting, even-year elections”
California Voting Rights Act continues to make waves.
“Tea Party should divorce the Republicans: Why America needs more political parties”
“Our View: Open primaries good, but ranked-choice better”
Portland Press Herald editorial.
WaPo Editorial Suggests MultiMember Districts to Deal with Political Polarization
“Fix the Top Two Primary: Admirable Goals Don’t Justify Indefensible Outcomes”
Squeaker in Mississippi Senate Race
Clarion Ledger:
A runoff appeared likely in the GOP Senate primary between six-term incumbent Thad Cochran and tea party challenger state Sen. Chris McDaniel on Tuesday night, with the race tight, neither at over 50 percent and a little-known… Continue reading
“Hardening Partisanship in State Legislatures”
FairVote blog. [corrected link]