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
Can Climate Change Affect Redistricting? (4/13/2021) - Ohio’s 9th District is so thin that they actually drove to Lake Erie to monitor… 
GOP Have Clear Path To Gerrymander Their Way To Power (4/11/2021) - Following the 2020 census, Democrats are likely to lose control of the House of Representatives… 
Save Wisconsin Democracy With This One Weird Trick (4/9/2021) - Wisconsin has one of the most egregious partisan gerrymanders. However, a repeat crime in 2021… 
1 In 2 States At Risk Of “Rigged Maps” Thanks To Redistricting (4/6/2021) - More than half of the states in the US are at serious risk of congressional… 
How A Delay In Redistricting Threatens Black And Asian Voters (4/5/2021) - The US Census Bureau's has not yet released redistricting data and the delay may have… 
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…
Can Climate Change Affect Redistricting? (4/13/2021) - Ohio’s 9th District is so thin that they actually drove to Lake Erie to monitor… GOP Have Clear Path To Gerrymander Their Way To Power (4/11/2021) - Following the 2020 census, Democrats are likely to lose control of the House of Representatives… Save Wisconsin Democracy With This One Weird Trick (4/9/2021) - Wisconsin has one of the most egregious partisan gerrymanders. However, a repeat crime in 2021… 1 In 2 States At Risk Of “Rigged Maps” Thanks To Redistricting (4/6/2021) - More than half of the states in the US are at serious risk of congressional… How A Delay In Redistricting Threatens Black And Asian Voters (4/5/2021) - The US Census Bureau's has not yet released redistricting data and the delay may have… 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… direct democracy
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… 
The Solution to Labor Exploitation Is Workplace Democracy (4/6/2021) - Even if voluntary, "human rentiership" is innately similar to slavery. Workplace democracy is the secret… 
Share Your Opinions At The Workplace – For The Sake Of Democracy (4/1/2021) - Some studies, particularly in the U.S., have confirmed the correlation between workplace participation and democratic… 
Two Ways Politicians Are Making It Harder To Pass Ballot Initiatives (3/26/2021) - Politicians are making it more difficult to vote. 24 states have adopted legislation to make…
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… The Solution to Labor Exploitation Is Workplace Democracy (4/6/2021) - Even if voluntary, "human rentiership" is innately similar to slavery. Workplace democracy is the secret… Share Your Opinions At The Workplace – For The Sake Of Democracy (4/1/2021) - Some studies, particularly in the U.S., have confirmed the correlation between workplace participation and democratic… Two Ways Politicians Are Making It Harder To Pass Ballot Initiatives (3/26/2021) - Politicians are making it more difficult to vote. 24 states have adopted legislation to make… election methods
2 In 3 Americans Voted Using Methods GOP Trying To Restrict (5/2/2021) - Over 2 in 3 Americans voted using methods the GOP is trying to restrict. This… 
Veterans group shifts focus from military voting to bigger election reforms (5/1/2021) - A coalition of prominent veterans and defense officials is turning their focus from military voting… 
Seven Utah County Cities Opt In To Ranked Voting Pilot (4/25/2021) - So far, seven cities in Utah County have announced that they plan to use ranked-choice… 
Parties Benefit By Running Nominees in Unwinnable Races (4/21/2021) - Despite a Republican foothold, when Southern Democrats ran a candidate for state legislature, it increased… 
Golf Balls Used To Decide Tied Election In Illinois Town (4/18/2021) - The clerk of Perry County, Illinois, said it came down to golf balls to break… 
Inside The Ranked Voting Movement On College Campuses (4/16/2021) - A number of colleges and universities around the country are implementing Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)…
2 In 3 Americans Voted Using Methods GOP Trying To Restrict (5/2/2021) - Over 2 in 3 Americans voted using methods the GOP is trying to restrict. This… Veterans group shifts focus from military voting to bigger election reforms (5/1/2021) - A coalition of prominent veterans and defense officials is turning their focus from military voting… Seven Utah County Cities Opt In To Ranked Voting Pilot (4/25/2021) - So far, seven cities in Utah County have announced that they plan to use ranked-choice… Parties Benefit By Running Nominees in Unwinnable Races (4/21/2021) - Despite a Republican foothold, when Southern Democrats ran a candidate for state legislature, it increased… Golf Balls Used To Decide Tied Election In Illinois Town (4/18/2021) - The clerk of Perry County, Illinois, said it came down to golf balls to break… Inside The Ranked Voting Movement On College Campuses (4/16/2021) - A number of colleges and universities around the country are implementing Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)… 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
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… 
Doing to the Senate What Brits Did to the House of Lords (3/21/2021) - Senate must change after two centuries as an anti-Democratic power, or it will one day…
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… Doing to the Senate What Brits Did to the House of Lords (3/21/2021) - Senate must change after two centuries as an anti-Democratic power, or it will one day… 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…