Category Archives: alternative voting systems
“Did Louisiana just elect ‘wrong’ governor due to flaw in Top 2 runoff method?”
Rob Richie:
Before jumping to the conclusion that Edwards’ majority win indicates he would have won under any electoral system, think again. Edwards benefited from a classic problem with traditional two runoff-systems. That is, one of the two advancing… Continue reading
“Ranked-choice voting question certified for November 2016 ballot”
News from Maine:
Maine’s secretary of state has authenticated signatures on a citizen initiative to implement ranked-choice voting in Maine, which means voters will decide whether to implement the system at the polls in November 2016.
More than 70,000… Continue reading
“Rich Tradition of Minority Party Representation Continues in Pennsylvania and Connecticut”
Chris Hughes for FairVote:
An interesting thing happened this year on Election Day in towns, cities, and counties across Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Despite the odds being stacked against them, minority parties earned representation thanks to fair representation voting methods. Many… Continue reading
“Virginia Legislative Elections Highlight Problems with Winner-Take-All Elections”
FairVote:
The most significant possible outcome for Tuesday’s election in Virginia was that the Democrats would win control of the state Senate, which would have made it easier for Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) to pass key agenda items. But,… Continue reading
“Ninth Circuit Rules 2-1 that Tucson Can’t Hold City Council Primaries in Districts, and then At-Large Elections in General”
BAN:
On November 10, the Ninth Circuit issued this opinion in Public Integrity Alliance v City of Tucson, 15-16142. By a vote of 2-1, the decision says that Tucson’s system of electing city council members violates Equal Protection.
Tucson… Continue reading
“Zenith City Decision: Duluth, MN To Vote On Ranked Choice Voting”
“Let’s move beyond winner-take-all elections”
Rob Richie’s contribution to WaPo Evenwel symposium.
Ranked Choice Voting Coming to Maine?
“The Paradox of Fairness and Competition in Virginia Redistricting”
FairVote:
The most recent scuffle over congressional redistricting in Virginia illustrates how poor a job single-winner districts do at achieving meaningful elections with fair results.
“Democratic underdog seeks LGBT help in 2016 bid”
Washington Blade:
The Citizens Equality Act has three major components that seek citizen-funded elections, the equal right to vote and equal representation in Congress. It’s this last component, which would end political gerrymandering and create multi-member districts, that Lessig acknowledges… Continue reading
“Judge: No Cumulative Voting in City Elections”
SCV News:
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled that cumulative voting cannot be used in the 2016 Santa Clarita City Council election.
Cumulative voting – where people could choose to cast up to 3 votes for their… Continue reading
Will Canada Abandon First-Past-the-Post Elections?
The Star:
The Kiwis do it. So do the Germans and Scots.
Now Kelly Carmichael is hopeful that after years of study, debate and political promises, Canada may be on the brink of doing it, too.
“It” is electoral… Continue reading
“Seventh Circuit on the Right to ‘An Effective Voice in the General Election'”
FairVote:
The Seventh Circuit’s ruling may have significant implications. Indianapolis’s current law recognizes that in partisan elections for judges, partisan voters often “vote the ticket” and wipe out one side. That makes the primary the determinative election, with the… Continue reading