Ireland Ruling Party’s Electoral College Elections Produce Undemocratic Outcomes
Posted on What's New Michael Patison on July 11, 2017

After a week-long election began on May 29, Ireland’s ruling party, Fine Gael, has elected Leo Varadkar as its next leader in the party’s first leadership election since outgoing leader Enda Kenny’s election in 2002.
Read moreUK Election Results Were More Proportional Than Usual, Here’s How They Could be Even Better
Posted on What's New Michael Patison on June 16, 2017

On Thursday, June 8, the United Kingdom went to the voting booths to elect the 650 members of Parliament for the second time in three years.
Read moreLow turnout in Georgia's expensive primary runoffs highlight need for RCV
Posted on Quick News Michael Patison on July 27, 2016

On July 26th, a handful of Georgians went to the polls to vote in runoff primary elections. Ranked choice voting, in which voters rank the candidates in order of preference, would eliminate the need for costly, unexciting runoffs since the runoff process is already built into the ballot-counting process. Additionally, because turnout is higher in the primary, we can ensure the voices of more people are heard when choosing the party nominee.
Read moreMeet The Team: Michael Patison
Posted on What's New Michael Patison on July 14, 2016

I am a Dallas native and rising 5th year at the University of Texas at Austin, where I’m majoring in International Relations, with a concentration in International Security, and Plan II Honors, an interdisciplinary honors program, with minors in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic.
Read moreUK Conservative Party's Leadership Election Functions Like a Ranked Choice Voting Election
Posted on Quick News Michael Patison on July 13, 2016
Very closely simulating a ranked choice voting election, Conservative MPs voted in a series of ballots to eventually elect Theresa May as leader of the party and replace David Cameron as Prime Minister.
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