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Democracy Chronicles writer Michael OssipoffMichael Ossipoff writes for Democracy Chronicles from Miami, Florida and is one of our earliest and most prolific authors and creators. His writing covers the world of election method reform verifiable election counts and the importance of independent and third party candidates.

Why Ranked Choice Voting is the Best Choice

June 7, 2025 by Michael Ossipoff 3 Comments

RCV is the only alternative voting system that has been sweeping the country, enacted in many municipalities including state and national elections.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

Sainte-Lague For Unbiased Proportional-Representation

January 28, 2025 by Michael Ossipoff Leave a Comment

There’s been emphasis on single-winner voting-systems because the 1787 Constitution’s requirements, make a joke of any attempt at national equal-representation. 

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods, Proportional Representation

Webster’s Method – Definition & Demonstration of Unbias

January 6, 2025 by Michael Ossipoff 3 Comments

The House of Representatives apportionment allocation-rule is of timely importance, because we’re hearing in the news that the Democrats’ & Republicans’ numbers of seats are close.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods, Redistricting

Oregon Ranked Voting: On The Ballot

October 23, 2024 by Michael Ossipoff Leave a Comment

Some objectors complain that the state legislature didn’t include itself in the proposed voting-system change.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

Voting Systems Don’t Matter if You Don’t Have a Real Democracy

February 2, 2018 by Michael Ossipoff 2 Comments

You Don't Have a Real Democracy

Why should a better voting-system be allowed, unless the people who own the lawmakers want to cede government to the public? And without verifiable vote-counting, it wouldn’t make the slightest difference.

Filed Under: DC Authors

New Voting Systems Can’t Solve the Problems of Democracy

May 27, 2017 by Michael Ossipoff 3 Comments

New Voting Systems

There’s a widespread assumption that if we just tried a little harder or better, everything would improve, and that it’s soon going to happen. I guess it’s human-nature to want to believe that.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Election History, Election Methods

Why the Ruling-Rich Won’t Impeach Trump For Now

May 23, 2017 by Michael Ossipoff Leave a Comment

Ruling-Rich Won't Impeach Trump

The problem with impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors is the ruling-rich benefit from what he’s doing, and he’s doing it for them as well as for himself. He’s their president.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Capitalism and Big Business, Socialism and Labor

Time is Now For Democrats to Take a Stand on Trump Crimes

May 22, 2017 by Michael Ossipoff 1 Comment

Democrats Trump Crimes

In these Trump-times, communities need to stick together, to minimize the harm and damage that Trump, his ruling cronies, and his Republican friends (but Democrats too) can do.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Democrats, Money Politics

Thorough Comparison of the 12 Best Voting-Systems

May 20, 2017 by Michael Ossipoff 1 Comment

12 Best Voting-Systems

This is the final article in a series analyzing the 12 best voting-systems. It is a long and detailed comparison of twelve voting-systems by four standards.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

How Approval and Score Voting Compare to the Alternatives

February 15, 2017 by Michael Ossipoff Leave a Comment

Approval and Score Voting

Attempts to improve on Approval and Score Voting are always at least somewhat illusory, because, even when some improvement is achieved, it’s accompanied by problems.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election Methods

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