Category Archives: alternative voting systems
“Ranked Choice Voting Comes to Berkeley: How It Works, How to Do It”
“Sought: Voters with Real Power”
Will Gary Johnson’s Placement on the Ballot Help Obama or Romney?
NYT:
Mr. Johnson shares some of the cross-party appeal of Representative Ron Paul of Texas, who complimented him publicly last week. Advisers said Mr. Johnson’s potential for cutting into Mr. Romney’s support was greatest in Florida, where Mr. Romney is… Continue reading
“Anaheim Needs District Elections”
“Judge Slammed for Delaying Ballot Appeal”
“Virgil Goode Makes the Virginia Ballot”
“Our Electoral Exceptionalism”
Nick Stephanopoulos has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming U Chicago Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Election law suffers from a comparative blind spot. Scholars in the field have devoted almost no attention to how other countries organize their… Continue reading
“Occupy Wall Street Politics & Electoral Reform Working Group Releases Report on First Voting Experiment Survey Sample, Prepares for Election Day Alternative Voting Study”
See this press release.
“Single-member districts offer mixed bag for minorities; Montgomery wants what Prince George’s has — a majority-Hispanic district”
News from Maryland. In more Maryland redistricting news see this report, “Redistricting petition drive meets signature goal; Supporters expect legal challenge to congressional map.”
“Big-name Florida felon’s mailbox surprise: a new voter card”
News from Florida (via Dan Smith).
“Why James Madison Wanted to Change the Way We Vote For President”
FairVote has posted this piece.
“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