Pennsylvania could make move to abandon bicameral system for a unicameral legislature
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.
On Proportional Representation and Apportionment
The important thing is for people to freely vote their preferences among policies, parties and the parties’ candidates-Then the 99% can elect the government that it really wants
Congress Sets State Application Count As Zero
No rules exist for state applications for an Article V Convention count but Congress sets state application count law mandating delegate election
National Popular Vote Could Come Soon
A new proposal led by a coalition of states aims to see that a national popular vote could come soon without the help of Congress thanks to Constitution.
Instant Runoff Voting in New York City?
NYC could become latest to join growing trend of instant runoff voting reform
How Approval Voting Reform is Gaining Steam
New movement challenging validity of plurality voting system in favor of Approval Voting reform
How America Can Upgrade to a Better Democracy
After reading John Amaruso’s excellent article about the fixing democracy and the Constitution it occurred to me that my (very long) comment might make a good article.
Schulze: Questioning a Popular Ranked Voting System
Evidently someone has been very busily promoting Schulze. Schulze is probably the most popular rank method other than IRV. What’s good about Schulze?
Philippine Election Decided by Coin Toss
Local election in Philippines breaks tie between candidates using good old-fashioned flip of a coin, proving that close elections don’t need to be unsolvable! What Do You Think About an Election Decided by Coin Toss?
California Bill Threatens Third Party Candidates
Only Democrat and Republican candidates are safe as new bill threatens third party candidates