Mark Barabak LAT column: The notion is that by competing en masse not just to finish first but also to be voters’ second choice, successful candidates will have to appeal to a broader segment of the electorate. As experts recently explained in… Continue reading

KTVZ: The Oregon Legislature on Sunday’s final day of the session passed House Bill 2004, which puts a proposal to move to ranked choice voting for federal and statewide races on the statewide ballot in November 2024.

That’s the title of this new piece, accompanying this new paper (with a title that I prefer, not that anyone’s asking: “An Examination of Ranked Choice Voting in the United States, 2004-2022”). The authors identify the “primary value of… Continue reading

The WSJ editorial board praises Idaho.

Walter Olson reacts, at Reason, to the new Protect Democracy-Unite America report on proportional representation blogged here.

The statewide legislation, passed with a vetoproof majority, prohibits the approval voting system used in Fargo for the last two elections.

WaPo editorial.

CAP: A new report from the Center for American Progress examines some of the most fundamental problems with the nation’s electoral system and recommends better ways to promote effective, representative government. The report describes how states and localities—from Alaska and… Continue reading

Ben Raderstorf and Beau Tremitiere in the Bulwark: So in a sense, the real question is not why cross-party coalitions are appearing in state legislatures, but rather, why they aren’t more common—and why a gridlocked House of Representatives refused to elect… Continue reading