“An Update on Ranked Choice Voting”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
Category Archives: alternative voting systems
“Obama’s call to service isn’t enough: The problem with American democracy is structural, and he knows it”
David Daley for NYDN.
“This voting reform solves 2 of America’s biggest political problems”
Lee Drutman at Vox:
Whatever the causes of polarization, there is a relatively straightforward solution to our current predicament that has been embraced by most advanced industrial democracies: proportional representation. There are many versions of this approach, but they all… Continue reading
FairVote Talks to Editor of Slate France About Its Presidential Runoff System
Read Materials from Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Lawsuit over Ranked Choice Voting
“Troubled Mayoral Race in St. Louis Shows Need for Ranked Choice Voting”
Steven Hill for In These Times. More here.
“Utah House approves ranked choice voting for primary elections”
“FairVote and Leading Maine Civic Groups File Briefs Defending Ranked Choice Voting”
“Maine Senate To Seek Court Review Of Ranked-Choice Voting”
Ned Foley Comes Out Big for Instant Runoff Voting in Presidential Elections
New column:
It is greatly regrettable that states did not adopt this electoral change previously. But as there is no constitutional obstacle to their doing so, we can only hope that they muster the political will to make this change… Continue reading
8th Circuit Denies ACLU Request to Use Cumulative Voting in Ferguson MO. School Board Voting Case
A few months ago a federal district court ruled that the use of at-large voting in Missouri’s Ferguson-Florrisant school district diluted African-American voting rights in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Court ordered cumulative voting as a remedy.… Continue reading
“Every RCV Election in the Bay Area So Far Has Produced Condorcet Winners”
“Should We Choose Ranked Choice Voting?”
New Cato series leads off with Rob Richie.
“Maine Adopts Ranked-Choice Voting. What Is It, and How Will It Work?”
NYT.