Voting Methods Central covers the study, promotion and adoption of voting methods reform worldwide. Increasingly important systems of voting like instant-runoff voting, approval voting, top-two voting and proportional representation will be covered here. DC authors focused on voting methods include Aaron Hamlin, augustin, Michael Ossipoff and Richard Fobes.
redistricting
Is Gerrymandering About to Become More Difficult? (6/3/2021) - Delightfully, one of mathematicians' most valuable contributions to redistricting is to make it more geographically… 
IL Democrats Gerrymander State Supreme Court Districts (6/3/2021) - The Illinois Democrats are turning the spring session into a partisan blitz to keep their… 
How Gerrymandering Shaped 19th Century US Policy (6/3/2021) - 19th century gerrymandering entailed building a large number of competitive districts slightly skewed towards the… 
How Dark Money Is Shaping Redistricting In 2021 (5/23/2021) - Redistricting influences political outcomes. However, a network of "dark money" groups is complicating the redistricting… 
The Great Changes To Redistricting Doctrine Over Last Decade (5/20/2021) - Each redistricting period, from the civil rights movement to the Obama administration, included ever-greater control… 
California’s Redistricting Commission Is Dangerously Close To Failing (5/16/2021) - There are concerns that California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission may fail its task of using census…
Is Gerrymandering About to Become More Difficult? (6/3/2021) - Delightfully, one of mathematicians' most valuable contributions to redistricting is to make it more geographically… IL Democrats Gerrymander State Supreme Court Districts (6/3/2021) - The Illinois Democrats are turning the spring session into a partisan blitz to keep their… How Gerrymandering Shaped 19th Century US Policy (6/3/2021) - 19th century gerrymandering entailed building a large number of competitive districts slightly skewed towards the… How Dark Money Is Shaping Redistricting In 2021 (5/23/2021) - Redistricting influences political outcomes. However, a network of "dark money" groups is complicating the redistricting… The Great Changes To Redistricting Doctrine Over Last Decade (5/20/2021) - Each redistricting period, from the civil rights movement to the Obama administration, included ever-greater control… California’s Redistricting Commission Is Dangerously Close To Failing (5/16/2021) - There are concerns that California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission may fail its task of using census… direct democracy
Grass-Roots Tradition of US Direct Democracy Is Dying (5/24/2021) - Republicans want to make it harder to use, or even eliminate ballot initiatives key to… 
Swiss Public Petitions: Seemingly Toothless Yet Fundamental (5/21/2021) - The oldest democratic tradition in Switzerland is petitioning. Every year, petitions with tens of thousands… 
Japan Bill To Amend Constitutional Referendum Law Proceeds (5/10/2021) - Japan’s Diet is expected to pass a new piece of legislation that amends the national… 
Small Scale Use Of Sortition In Governments Picks Up Steam (4/17/2021) - Sortition was crucial to Ancient Athens' democracy, but stayed largely unknown in recent history until… 
Ranked Voting Proposed For Puerto Rico Self-Determination (4/16/2021) - A new bill aims to allow Puerto Ricans to choose their political future through a… 
States Are Moving To End Public Referendum Voting (4/14/2021) - At least 123 legislative proposals concerning ballot initiatives, veto referendums, referrals, local ballot measures, and…
Grass-Roots Tradition of US Direct Democracy Is Dying (5/24/2021) - Republicans want to make it harder to use, or even eliminate ballot initiatives key to… Swiss Public Petitions: Seemingly Toothless Yet Fundamental (5/21/2021) - The oldest democratic tradition in Switzerland is petitioning. Every year, petitions with tens of thousands… Japan Bill To Amend Constitutional Referendum Law Proceeds (5/10/2021) - Japan’s Diet is expected to pass a new piece of legislation that amends the national… Small Scale Use Of Sortition In Governments Picks Up Steam (4/17/2021) - Sortition was crucial to Ancient Athens' democracy, but stayed largely unknown in recent history until… Ranked Voting Proposed For Puerto Rico Self-Determination (4/16/2021) - A new bill aims to allow Puerto Ricans to choose their political future through a… States Are Moving To End Public Referendum Voting (4/14/2021) - At least 123 legislative proposals concerning ballot initiatives, veto referendums, referrals, local ballot measures, and… election methods
Colorado Expands Options For Local Ranked Voting (6/11/2021) - Following the passing of HB21-1071 Tuesday, more Colorado localities are poised to begin experimenting with… 
Universal Mail Voting Passed Into Law In Nevada (6/5/2021) - Nevada has adopted universal mail voting. Election officials have to send out mail ballots to… 
Resolving Political Dysfunction With Open Primary Elections (6/3/2021) - There is no single cause for our political gridlock but the American electorate is changing… 
How Designing Mars Democracy Can Improve Earth’s (5/29/2021) - Can we imagine a better democracy on Mars? The great virtue of thought experiments is… 
Can Ranked Choice Voting Transform Our Democracy? (5/29/2021) - Ranked choice voting reinforces democracy by helping to more properly represent the whole spectrum of… 
Massachusetts Looks To Make Mail Voting Permanent (5/21/2021) - This legislative session, Massachusetts is poised to make permanent the pandemic-motivated mail-in and early voting…
Colorado Expands Options For Local Ranked Voting (6/11/2021) - Following the passing of HB21-1071 Tuesday, more Colorado localities are poised to begin experimenting with… Universal Mail Voting Passed Into Law In Nevada (6/5/2021) - Nevada has adopted universal mail voting. Election officials have to send out mail ballots to… Resolving Political Dysfunction With Open Primary Elections (6/3/2021) - There is no single cause for our political gridlock but the American electorate is changing… How Designing Mars Democracy Can Improve Earth’s (5/29/2021) - Can we imagine a better democracy on Mars? The great virtue of thought experiments is… Can Ranked Choice Voting Transform Our Democracy? (5/29/2021) - Ranked choice voting reinforces democracy by helping to more properly represent the whole spectrum of… Massachusetts Looks To Make Mail Voting Permanent (5/21/2021) - This legislative session, Massachusetts is poised to make permanent the pandemic-motivated mail-in and early voting… What Voting Methods We Should Use
Voting systems, also known as election methods, have a revolutionary potential that is not grasped by the general public even though there is an entire universe of research on this topic.
When we were just getting started as a website, Democracy Chronicles founder Adrian Tawfik conducted an exclusive interview series with an international group of election method proponents including prominent signers of the Declaration of Election-Method Reform Advocates. It is a great example of the diversity of the people involved. The best place to start off is the Democracy Chronicles introduction and then take a look at each of these interviews:
- Richard Fobes – Election Method Reformer Speaks With DC
- Aaron Hamlin – Interview With President of Center for Election Science
- augustin – Writer Discusses Election Reform and New Website
- Michael Allen – Election Method Reformer Seeks Radical Changes
- Jameson Quinn – Election Expert Discusses Reform in US and Guatemala
- Michael Ossipoff – Democracy Chronicles Author Discusses Approval Voting
- Robert Bristow-Johnson – Expert Demands Reducing Money in Elections
Also see the DC Interview With Creator of Wooden Models of Voting Methods with artist Peter A. Taylor.
internet and voting
How To Make Online Arguments Productive (4/24/2021) - Researchers worked with 260 people to develop design interventions to make discussions productive, centered on… 
Official Election Websites Urged To Move To .GOV Domains (4/17/2021) - Election security remains top priority in America. In this regard, official election websites have been… 
Online Voter Registration Bill Fails In Arkansas (4/17/2021) - On Thursday, a bill, the House Bill 1517, to establish an online voter registration system… 
Alaska Could Become First State To Use Blockchain Voting (4/17/2021) - Under a new Republican proposal Alaska could be the first state to use blockchain tech… 
Disabled Voter Advocates Press For Internet Voting Options (4/16/2021) - Rights groups want Senate to amend the massive election reform bill passed by the House… 
The Future Of Political Advertising Is Connected TV (4/16/2021) - According to new evidence, political advertising is rapidly migrating to connected TV (CTV), also known…
How To Make Online Arguments Productive (4/24/2021) - Researchers worked with 260 people to develop design interventions to make discussions productive, centered on… Official Election Websites Urged To Move To .GOV Domains (4/17/2021) - Election security remains top priority in America. In this regard, official election websites have been… Online Voter Registration Bill Fails In Arkansas (4/17/2021) - On Thursday, a bill, the House Bill 1517, to establish an online voter registration system… Alaska Could Become First State To Use Blockchain Voting (4/17/2021) - Under a new Republican proposal Alaska could be the first state to use blockchain tech… Disabled Voter Advocates Press For Internet Voting Options (4/16/2021) - Rights groups want Senate to amend the massive election reform bill passed by the House… The Future Of Political Advertising Is Connected TV (4/16/2021) - According to new evidence, political advertising is rapidly migrating to connected TV (CTV), also known… proportionality
How Many Californians Is Your Vote Worth? (5/25/2021) - If you live in California, you might be outraged that an 18th-century system designed to… 
What Would Proportional Representation Look Like In The US? (4/7/2021) - What would happen if the United States adopted a proportional representation election system for the… 
The Important Interchange Between The Census And Redistricting (4/4/2021) - In the interchange between the national census and redistricting, the census is expected to lead… 
Time to get MO! (3/29/2021) - The MO is what you most desire, what you most want. Not “you” personally, but… 
Islamist-Arab Party Might Determine Who Governs Israel (3/25/2021) - Israel is currently in an electoral process. But the system in place could cause an… 
South Africa’s Time For Electoral Reform May Have Arrived (3/24/2021) - Proportional representation hands power to party bosses which disempowers voters. It may be time for…
How Many Californians Is Your Vote Worth? (5/25/2021) - If you live in California, you might be outraged that an 18th-century system designed to… What Would Proportional Representation Look Like In The US? (4/7/2021) - What would happen if the United States adopted a proportional representation election system for the… The Important Interchange Between The Census And Redistricting (4/4/2021) - In the interchange between the national census and redistricting, the census is expected to lead… Time to get MO! (3/29/2021) - The MO is what you most desire, what you most want. Not “you” personally, but… Islamist-Arab Party Might Determine Who Governs Israel (3/25/2021) - Israel is currently in an electoral process. But the system in place could cause an… South Africa’s Time For Electoral Reform May Have Arrived (3/24/2021) - Proportional representation hands power to party bosses which disempowers voters. It may be time for… judicial elections
Study Estimating Judicial Ideology Finds Rise in Polarization (2/9/2021) - Reviewing the substantial literature on estimating judicial ideology, from the US Supreme Court to the… 
SolarWinds Hack May be Big Setback to Judicial Transparency (1/28/2021) - The vulnerability in SolarWinds resulted in an “apparent compromise” of “highly sensitive non-public documents,” such… 
Why Official Records Must be Made Public for Elected Prosecutors (2/16/2019) - America’s locally elected prosecutors have authority to reinforce mass incarceration and racial disparities incriminal legal… 
Dark Money Dominating State Supreme Court Races (10/31/2018) - Outside groups continue to pour money into state supreme court campaigns, television advertising spending so… 
Dark Money Groups to Spend Millions in State Supreme Court Races (9/20/2018) - The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law will track, analyze, and publish… 
Money Starting to Dominate State Supreme Court Elections (12/29/2017) - Causing the greatest distress is the growing prevalence of so-called “dark money” in state judicial…
Study Estimating Judicial Ideology Finds Rise in Polarization (2/9/2021) - Reviewing the substantial literature on estimating judicial ideology, from the US Supreme Court to the… SolarWinds Hack May be Big Setback to Judicial Transparency (1/28/2021) - The vulnerability in SolarWinds resulted in an “apparent compromise” of “highly sensitive non-public documents,” such… Why Official Records Must be Made Public for Elected Prosecutors (2/16/2019) - America’s locally elected prosecutors have authority to reinforce mass incarceration and racial disparities incriminal legal… Dark Money Dominating State Supreme Court Races (10/31/2018) - Outside groups continue to pour money into state supreme court campaigns, television advertising spending so… Dark Money Groups to Spend Millions in State Supreme Court Races (9/20/2018) - The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law will track, analyze, and publish… Money Starting to Dominate State Supreme Court Elections (12/29/2017) - Causing the greatest distress is the growing prevalence of so-called “dark money” in state judicial…