Popular discontent rises following Toronto Council decision after plans for ranked voting blocked
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.
Send Our Approval Voting Experts To Colorado
We’re excited to be invited back to Free and Equal’s Voting Method and Election Integrity Symposium. If you happened to miss the symposium from last year, you can check it out in the video
Ranked Ballot Setback After Toronto Council Decision
Toronto City Council puts hold on plans to update voting system in massive ranked ballot setback
IVN Shows Why Approval Polls Matter
A choose-one approach would cause respondents to focus on electability rather than the candidates themselves. Viability is never an issue when deciding whether to approve your favorite candidate in approval voting.
Are There Too Many Kansas Ballot Referendums?
Voters to choose between array of Kansas ballot questions that could have far reaching consequences
VIDEO: Green Party Convention Focuses on Approval Voting
Center For Election Science presents hour long talk on approval voting at Green Party Convention
Parties Want a More Proportional British Election System
Green Party and the anti-EU UK Independence Party seeking a much more proportional British vote
Engineered Ballot Confusion to Harm Venezuela Opposition
Maduro’s latest trick to impair the Venezuela opposition involves designing confusing ballots
Cost of California Ballot Initiatives Increased by Ten Times
Governor signs controversial law increasing fee for California ballot initiatives from $200 to 2000
Let Trump Run Independent If He Wants
With approval voting, voters torn between Trump and the Republican nominee can choose both. Diehard Trump supporters that don’t distinguish between either of the two major parties can just choose Trump