Category Archives: alternative voting systems

“Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Limited Voting for Indianapolis Judicial Races”

September 10, 2015, 10:31 amalternative voting systems, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Ballot Access News: On September 9, the Seventh Circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court that Indiana cannot provide for limited voting in partisan judicial races. The case is Common Cause Indiana v Individual Members of the Indiana Election Commission,… Continue reading

Movement to Ease California Top Two?

August 20, 2015, 12:30 pmalternative voting systems, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Richard Winger reporting from an event on top-two that I unfortunately had to miss because of teaching obligations: During the question period, Paula Lee, an activist in Californians for Electoral Reform, which advocates alternate voting systems such as proportional representation,… Continue reading

“Second Choices Mean a Second Chance to Determine Real GOP Frontrunner”

July 26, 2015, 1:55 pmalternative voting systems, campaignsRick Hasen

FairVote: Right alongside the weather of late July, the Republican contest for president is heating up. Every day, new GOP primary poll results are published, yet none has managed to pin down the true leading candidate in a crowded… Continue reading

“Instant runoff voting could improve Boston elections”

July 8, 2015, 7:29 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

James Sutherland writes.

NY Senate Approves Instant Runoff Voting for NYC Elections

June 18, 2015, 1:08 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Interesting.

“‘Government of Few’ Report Highlights New Tools Exposing our Broken Democracy”

June 12, 2015, 2:35 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Rob Richie: FairVote today released Government of the Few in the “Decided Dozen” — Frozen Representation and the Distorted Demographics of Decisive Primary Elections. Report authors Andrew Douglas and Zack Avre zero in on the “Decided Dozen”–12 states… Continue reading

Alternative Voting System Day

May 15, 2015, 7:07 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Bloomberg Businessweek advocates PR for the UK, and the Washington Post advocates instant runoff voting for DC.

“Recommended Reforms to California’s Top Two”

April 27, 2015, 7:20 amalternative voting systems, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

FairVote.

“How Judges Evaluated Reforms at Democracy Slam 2015”

April 24, 2015, 7:20 amalternative voting systems, campaign finance, primaries, redistrictingRick Hasen

FairVote.

“2014 Eagleton Poll California RCV Survey Results”

April 16, 2015, 6:45 amalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

FairVote: As part of a broader project funded by the Democracy Fund, the Eagleton Poll at Rutgers University has conducted two polls—one in 2013 and another in 2014—that explore the impact of RCV on city elections in the United… Continue reading