Activist seeks to attain proportional representation in Senate by splitting California
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.
We Need a Third Party
It is time for a third party to rise out of the ossified tribal sensibility of our current election process. A third party can and should emerge as a refreshing alternative for those who are weary of the current gridlock. We need a third party.
Why E-Stonia Internet Voting Should be Stopped
Tech experts warn that radical E-Stonia internet voting plans are vulnerable to foul play
Can Convention of States Alter the Constitution?
To alter the Constitution with new amendment, coalition of states just needs 75% agreement
Should Rhode Island Use Instant Runoff Voting?
Author arguing that America’s smallest state Rhode Island use instant runoff voting method
VIDEO: Making the Argument Against National Popular Vote
Many against national popular vote and for the Electoral College are those who support rural power
Let’s Play: “What’s The Best Voting Method?”
Three-hundred million people want to select one of thirty candidates who will most likely provide them with the greatest overall satisfaction as a collective group (the very essence of democracy). What is the best voting method to use?
Is America Still a Democracy?
Ivy League study asks if America Still a Democracy and finds out another term might fit better
New York Joins Push to Fix Electoral College
Alliance of state governments seek to change Presidential election law as to fix electoral college
How to Improve the American Voting System
No improvement of any kind is possible until we have verifiable vote-counting. Public Ballot-Imaging is an easy way to make the count verifiable, and therefore legitimate. If machine balloting of any kind is used, then the machine must output a paper ballot