Zimbabwe has joined 30 countries worldwide that have used a special electoral quota system to increase women’s political participation to at least 30 percent of the Members of Parliament.
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.
Whose Votes Count the Least in the Electoral College?
The Electoral College gives different weights to votes cast in different states as a mathematician explains
Moving Towards Harmonized 2018 Zimbabwe Elections
How far has the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission gone in implementing recommendations from the last elections? How is the biometric voter registration system going to work?
Reviving Demands For Pakistan Proportional Representation
Civil society representatives in Pakistan demanded radical changes in the current electoral system
A Lesson on Geographic Voting Fault Lines
Byzantine Electoral College system devised to protect less-populated states from the “tyranny of the majority.”
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Backs Electoral College Abolition
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg expressed support for abolishing the Electoral College
Do Civil War Amendments Make the Electoral College Unconstitutional?
Emergency motions filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals seek to postpone the presidential inauguration
Rebellious Washington Electors Punished With $1000 Fine
Fines headed for mailboxes of four Democratic electors who refused to honor Washington state’s popular vote
Presidential Elector Meetings Could be Broadcast For First Time
CSPAN is seeking permission to show Presidential elector meetings that have never been previously broadcasted
Oregon and Ohio Next to Vote on National Popular Vote Plans
Two more states could add their voices to array of National Popular Vote plans to overturn Electoral College