Alabama’s GOP-controlled state House has voted to end special elections for Senate seats
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.
Controversy Over Michigan Straight-Ticket Vote Moving to Trial
US district court rejects attempt to end the lawsuit over Michigan straight-ticket vote system says trial is needed
Virginia Candidate Seeks To Delay Drawing Lots To Determine Winner
Today was supposed to be the day the outcome of Virginia’s 94th District House of Delegates race was to be determined by drawing lots. However, the Democrat in the race has filed a request with the court asking for reconsideration of the ballot they allowed, tying the race with 11,608 votes for the Democrat and […]
The Santa Fe ranked-choice voting plan, explained
Final details have been worked out for ranked-choice voting in Santa Fe, New Mexico
City of Fargo, North Dakota Looking Into Approval Voting
The task force also recommended a new voting system called approval voting. Nearly all who spoke at Wednesday’s meeting were unconvinced
On the Impact of Alabama’s Write-In Voting System
In the wake of Democrat Doug Jones’ stunning victory over Roy Moore in Tuesday’s Alabama Senate election, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to put the blame for his chosen candidate’s defeat on write-in votes. Unlike so many of his Twitter claims, on this occasion Trump was, at least purely in terms of numbers, not […]
Memphis Ranked Voting Law in Fresh Controversy
Tennessee Election Commissioners are going to court to settle a conflict over ranked-choice voting
Memphis City Ranked-Choice Voting Goes To Ballot
Memphis City Council members gave final approval to a referendum that would repeal the use of ranked-choice voting
New Research Gives Top-Two Election Systems Thumbs Down
McGhee and Shor revolutionized the way we measure redistricting, they now take on top-two voting
Moving Towards a South Dakota Top-Two Voting System
South Dakota may hold a referendum on starting a top-two election system like California has