We’ve seen a different picture of French elections under alternative voting methods before. Fortunately, we’ll all get another look as an alternative voting method analysis is again underway.
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.
Beyond Instant Runoff: Better Multi-Candidate Elections
Merging Condorcet’s and Borda’s ideas creates an election method better than instant runoff
The Majority Illusion: What Voting Methods Can and Cannot Do
If a candidate gets elected that is both not preferred by a majority, then you’ve got a problem. A voting method that regularly makes that bad decision is not a voting method you want.
Remembering Kenneth Arrow and His Impossibility Theorem
When the alternative is to continue using the worst voting method—plurality voting—there is little risk experimenting. Clearly, Dr. Arrow wanted us to have better.
Reviving Demands For Pakistan Proportional Representation
Civil society representatives in Pakistan demanded radical changes in the current electoral system
AUDIO: My Discussion With Radio Host Kevin Willett
Host Kevin Willett is joined by Aaron Hamlin of The Center for Election Science. They promote better collective decisions in settings ranging from civic organizations to government bodies.
How Approval and Score Voting Compare to the Alternatives
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.
An Inside Look at the Grammy Voting System
The Grammy voting process is broken up into several stages by the Academy Of Music
A Presidential Approval Voting System is the Only Way Forward
Switch from plurality to approval voting method would solve problems of vote splitting
Five Rank Ballot Voting Systems You Might Not Know
The five voting systems described here, although less well known, are an essential ingredient to this series of articles constituting my magnum opus on election methods.