On June 28, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed SB 48, a budget bill that includes a provision abolishing the straight-ticket device.
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.
Minnesota City Gets Ranked Choice Voting Demonstration
FairVote Minnesota will host a ranked-choice voting demonstration in Bloomington using doughnuts, coffee, juice and water to aid in the presentation.
Should We Draw Lots For Fairer Elections?
To what extent are elections truly democratic? At the dawn of democracy in Athens, elected representatives used to be picked by lot.
Why We Make Bad Decisions In Groups and How to Fix It
Some nice things fall out of a system like Liquid Voting, or Delegative Democracy. The main idea is that you can give your vote to other people.
Kansas Democrats Dump Caucuses And Implement Ranked Voting
Kansas Democrats have taken the steps to reform the way that they participate in the process of nominating a Presidential candidate.
Maine Closer To Using Ranked Voting In Presidential Elections
Maine’s position cemented as RCV leader, after state house of representatives and senate and voted to establish RCV for all presidential contests.
NYC Ranked Voting To Be On November Ballot
People of the nation’s largest city will decide in November whether innovative and controversial system will be used for primaries and special elections.
More Democratic Presidential Primaries To Use Ranked Choice Voting
Big changes are afoot in the 2020 Democratic primaries and caucuses: As many as six states plan to use ranked choice voting in these important contests.
Michigan City Set To Use Ranked Voting Following Landmark Agreement
The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into an agreement to settle a voting rights lawsuit with the City of Eastpointe, Michigan.
Albuquerque, NM City Council Still Split Over Ranked Voting System
The Albuquerque City Council has not made a decision yet on whether to adopt ranked-choice voting for municipal elections.