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The primary problem with American primaries: lack of competition
Posted Erica Frazier on December 17, 2018
Competition is the missing ingredient from American primary elections.
Read moreSanta could bring fair representation to British Columbia this year
Posted Nancy Lavin on December 17, 2018
British Columbia could get an early Christmas gift this year if voters approve a referendum proposing electoral reform.
Read moreMedia round-up for Dec. 14, 2018
Posted Nancy Lavin on December 14, 2018
Ranked choice voting press hits and columns
Read moreRanked choice voting reaffirmed in latest court challenge
Posted Drew Penrose on December 13, 2018
U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker's ruling is the latest in a long history of cases that reaffirm and strengthen the constitutionality of Ranked choice voting.
Read moreMedia round-up through Dec. 7, 2018
Posted Nancy Lavin on December 06, 2018
Press hits and editorials on ranked choice voting and electoral reform
Read moreBruce Poliquin gets the numbers wrong about blank ballots in 2nd District race
Posted Steve Collins on December 05, 2018
Contrary to Poliquin's claims, fewer Maine 2nd District voters cast blank ballots in the 2018 race than in 2016 or 2014.
Read moreHow ranked choice voting survives the 'one person, one vote' challenge
Posted Shawn Griffiths on December 05, 2018
Ranked choice voting not only upholds the 'one person, one vote' principle, it actually reflects it better than a single-choice system
Read moreMaine recount: beware the algorithm
Posted David O'brien on November 28, 2018
It would take a serious glitch in the Matrix for a recount to change results in Maine's 2nd Congressional District race.
Read moreMonopoly Politics will still rule most House races in 2020
Posted Rich Robinson on November 28, 2018
A more fair system of electing candidates will lead to better representation in Congress.
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