Ever since Mama Bear Sarah Palin lost in recent elections in Arizona, MAGA Republicans are screaming against ranked choice voting.
Election Methods articles on Democracy Chronicles
This election methods reform section will highlight alternatives to the widely used plurality voting system like approval, ranked and instant-runoff voting. See our entire section called Voting Methods Central. Also see our section on American democracy.
NY Dems Send Voters Pre-Filled Absentee Ballot Applications
Democrats in New York State claim that this procedure can boost voter turnout. Republicans in the state instead see “dirty tricks.”
USPS Wants Your Help To Improve Ballot Processing
Neither rain nor snow will stop the United States Postal Service from delivering mail, but a poorly designed ballot envelope can.
How To Fix America’s Confusing Voting System
There are tested solutions to improve the voting system and allow millions more people to cast ballots, including those who can’t read.
Explainer – How America Casts And Counts Its Votes
How Americans vote – and the equipment they use – varies widely, and some methods are more vulnerable to efforts to shake that trust.
What’s next for ranked-choice voting after Alaska?
Advocates for electoral reform are still hopeful that additional states and municipalities would switch to new voting procedures.
Majority Continue To Favor Moving Away From Electoral College
Due to the Electoral College’s excessive influence in recent elections, most Americans back altering the presidential election process.
It’s Time For Universal Voting
A genuinely inclusive and participatory democracy, which is currently essential to the stability of America, requires universal voting.
Can Ranked-Choice Voting Save American Democracy?
Some critics of the US electoral process contend that most voters don’t have many options when they cast their ballots in November.
Massachusetts’ Highest Court Upholds New Mail-In Voting Law
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has rejected a GOP-led attempt to prevent implementation of a new mail-in voting law.