Worldwide election method supporters celebrate as Ontario ranked ballot elections now permitted for cities
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.
Study Claims Free Will is Illusion Even For Voters
Researchers at Georgia State University release study claiming that widely accepted notion of free will is illusion created by our minds without basis in latest science
Mayoral Candidates Back Toronto Ranked Voting
Questionnaire finds strong support for Toronto ranked voting among prominent mayoral candidates
Top Republican Calls for Article V Constitutional Convention
Tom Coburn Throws Support Behind State led Article V Constitutional Convention strategy
Canada Mandatory Voting Could End Questions of Turnout
Party floats push for Canada mandatory voting nationwide in response to voter suppression in recent robocall scandal
Rush Limbaugh Backs Constitutional Convention of States
Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh backs Constitutional Convention for new amendments
Polling Accuracy and Our Tendency to Lie on Such Tests
It seems that the highly relied upon political polling that has become synonymous to modern democracy is highly influenced by the human tendency to lie to authority
Let’s Revise Article V
Having the longest-lasting constitution that is the hardest to change is a negative, not a positive—it is not something to brag about. The best solution is to get a constitutional amendment passed to totally revise Article V.
The Ideal American Society
In this essay the author discusses 6 divergent political and religious groups and the world. What is now happening is the working class is increasingly getting a smaller share of the pie, the middle class is disappearing, and the rich keep getting richer.
Third Constitution of the United States – July 2014
This Third Constitution of the United States created after the Articles of Confederation and the (second) Constitution of the United States—will maximize democracy, promote world peace, and restore ecological wisdom.