2018 ranked choice mayoral races saw record turnout
Posted on Quick News Theodore Landsman on December 20, 2018

While academics debate how ranked ballots affect turnout, the data from 2018 RCV mayoral elections speaks for itself.
Read more2018 saw highest turnout for a non-presidential election since universal suffrage
Posted on Quick News Theodore Landsman on November 30, 2018

Chart-topping turnout in the 2018 midterms suggests a new trend for future elections.
Read moreWhat FiveThirtyEight's projections tell us about US House structural dysfunction
Posted on What's New Theodore Landsman on August 22, 2018

There's a reason why 9-in-10 congressional races are predictable, and it's not just gerrymandering.
Read moreWhen given the opportunity, Maine voters rank their candidates and make them count
Posted on What's New Theodore Landsman on June 01, 2018

Yesterday, a judge rejected a preliminary injunction by the Maine Republican Party which attempted to prevent ranked choice voting (RCV) from being used in its June 12 primary.
Read moreTexas primary runoffs show why ranked choice voting is a better way
Posted on What's New Theodore Landsman on May 25, 2018
In North Carolina, self-sabotage and a case for ranked choice voting
Posted on What's New Theodore Landsman on May 10, 2018

On what was otherwise a uneventful first big primary day of the 2018 election, with predicted winners and establishment favorites sweeping most races, the race for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District got interesting.
Read moreRyan quits, joins a historically large crowd of GOP retirees
Posted on What's New Theodore Landsman on April 16, 2018

Paul Ryan’s bombshell announcement last week that he would not seek re-election or another term as Speaker of the House made him the 38th Republican to call it quits this cycle.
Read moreHow big do Democrats have to win to retake the House?
Posted on What's New Theodore Landsman on April 04, 2018

Last week, Brennan Center released a report on gerrymandering in America and obstacles to Democrats retaking control of Congress in 2018, their findings correspond well with our Monopoly Politics Report.
Read moreNew poll shows Dems in nightmare top two scenario in CA-49
Posted on Quick News Theodore Landsman on February 26, 2018

Under ranked choice voting, both a Democrat and a Republican would most likely qualify for the general election
Read moreAssessing Pennsylvania’s new congressional map: more compact, less skewed, mostly uncompetitive
Posted on What's New Theodore Landsman on February 20, 2018

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Feb. 19 released a new congressional map for the state, one that will be implemented before the 2018 elections.
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