Regarding Voting Methods, the best way for a group of people to make a collective decision that will likely provide them with the greatest overall satisfaction is to utilize Score Voting.
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.
Move to Dump Canada Senate Fails
Canada’s upper house of its legislature might have been dumped entirely for one legislature. Should They Dump Canada Senate for One Legislature?
A Look at Vast System of NJ School Board Elections
Changes in timing of NJ school board elections vote could spur interest in noncompetitive system
FULL VIDEO: Crowdsourcing a UK Constitution
Efforts are already underway in popular plan for crowdsourcing a UK constitution from scratch
Letter to the Egyptian Ambassador from July 2013
Dear Egyptian Ambassador, Will you consider using this quite simple but most important and effective voting method —Approval Voting— for your next election?
Can Polarized Politics Be Reduced Through Two Simple Words?
Couldn’t polarized politics be seriously mitigated simply by officially adding just two more words to our ballot instructions?
Extended Video Interview: Jury Voting Systems
Great new 45 minute video can be found at the Center for Election Science on jury voting systems
Crowdsourcing the UK Constitution
Proposal for UK’s first constitution involves using crowdsourcing as tool of direct democracy – Crowdsourcing the UK Constitution in its Entirety?
New Poll: Choose Between 30 Political Party Platforms
A new thirty-party poll on American political party platforms has recently been started at the Condorcet Internet Voting Service.
Iceland Could Scrap Upper House of Parliament
Iceland Could Scrap Upper House: Unique cost saving measure would move from two houses of Parliament to one chamber in major set of reforms