Entries Categorized with "Proportional Voting"
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Drawn Into the Fray: Thinking Outside the Single Member District Box
- Posted: June 23, 2010
- Author(s): Patrick Withers
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Proportional Voting
Since the foundation of our democracy, gerrymandering, or the strategic drawing of districts to somehow bias the electoral result, has been an important, albeit nefarious, component of American politics. It is common, especially in census years, for voters to rail against politicians on both sides of the aisle for using gerrymandering to secure their own party's power. While there is plenty of blame to go around, perhaps there is a larger problem lying underneath the surface. Perhaps the problem lies in the creation of single-member districts itself.
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 4
- Posted: May 6, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Research & Analysis, Proportional Voting
"...And the Results Are In!"
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 3
- Posted: May 6, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Research & Analysis, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Proportional Voting
"How Does an "Election" within an Unrecognized State SIgnificantly Affect the International Community?"
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Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election – Part 7: Politics Blowing Up Democracy
- Posted: April 29, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Home, Research & Analysis, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Proportional Voting, FairVote
Pauline Lejeune is analyzing the post-election situation in Iraq.
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The day FairVote decided to vote on lunch
- Posted: April 27, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Research & Analysis, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Proportional Voting, Women's Representation, FairVote
Today, we could not decide on what to order and realizing that we are the voting system experts, we thought it would be great to cast votes before making any decision. Different systems can get different winners and this was a great opportunity to test their fairness and impact.
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French Regional elections: With "proportional" system, the devil is in the details...
- Posted: April 27, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Proportional Voting, Women's Representation
On March 14th and 21st, French voters elected their 26 regional councils. A main point of interest, beyond the results, is how the semi-proportional system used for the regional elections distorts the electoral dynamics, and how well represented women are.
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 2
- Posted: April 17, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, Home, Research & Analysis, Choice Voting/Proportional Representation, Proportional Voting
"And the Candidates are… :: drum roll ::"
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"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus (Series)
- Posted: April 17, 2010
- Author(s): Amanda Naldjieff
- Categories: Home, Instant Runoff Voting, Research & Analysis, Proportional Voting
"Wait! Cyprus has a President!"
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Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election – Part 6: De-Baathification Should Not Affect the Post-Election Political Balance
- Posted: March 31, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Home, Research & Analysis, Proportional Voting, FairVote
Iraq's post-election de-baathification jeopardizes the legitimacy of the March 7th election.
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Iraq’s 2010 Parliamentary Election – Part 5: Familiar Politicians, Redefined Alliances
- Posted: March 29, 2010
- Author(s): Pauline Lejeune
- Categories: Home, Research & Analysis, Proportional Voting, FairVote
The release of final results of the March 7th election by Iraq's Independent High Electoral commission officially started the process of forming a new cabinet.