If you live in California, you might be outraged that an 18th-century system designed to defend slave owners has devalued your vote.
Proportional Representation articles on DC
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems that means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. Also see our section on American democracy and our articles on the Electoral College.
What Would Proportional Representation Look Like In The US?
What would happen if the United States adopted a proportional representation election system for the executive and legislative branches?
The Important Interchange Between The Census And Redistricting
In the interchange between the national census and redistricting, the census is expected to lead to electoral maps that ensure equal voting rights.
Time to get MO!
The MO is what you most desire, what you most want. Not “you” personally, but “you” collectively. It is what the group, the team, the nation most desires.
Islamist-Arab Party Might Determine Who Governs Israel
Israel is currently in an electoral process. But the system in place could cause an Islamist-Arab party to determine who governs.
South Africa’s Time For Electoral Reform May Have Arrived
Proportional representation hands power to party bosses which disempowers voters. It may be time for electoral reform in South Africa.
Doing to the Senate What Brits Did to the House of Lords
Senate must change after two centuries as an anti-Democratic power, or it will one day discover it has devolved into a ceremonial body.
The Central Role of Mathematics in American Democracy
Math decides the power of one person’s vote in representative apportionment, redistricting, conversion of votes to results, to name a few.
Why Australia Should Switch To Proportional Representation
A key expert argues for a shift toward the proportional representation system used in 89 countries around the world in Australia.
On Changing Apportionment From Persons to Adult Citizens
What would happen if states stopped equalizing districts’ total populations and started equalizing their voting age populations?