Jordan: Boycotts and Tribalism Question Election's Credibility
Posted on October 20, 2010
Jordan’s parliamentary elections took place on November 9 after a year of direct rule by King Abdullah II
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Does mandatory voting restrict or expand democracy?
Posted on October 18, 2010
Does mandatory voting restrict or expand democracy? For many people who have never heard about the idea, mandatory voting sounds very strict: requiring people to go to the polls on Election Day. In the United States, it seems strange to present an action many consider a right as a required duty. Nevertheless, in many foreign countries, mandatory voting (sometimes referred to as compulsory voting) is an obvious democratic option.
Read moreBrazil's Presidential Hopefuls Face Runoff, National Congress Needs Reform
Posted on September 28, 2010
On October 31st, a runoff will take place in Brazil’s presidential election. The leading candidate, Dilma Rousseff of the Worker’s Party (PT), failed to gain the 50% majority needed during the first round on October 3rd with just 47%.
Read moreVoting Rights Act turns 45
Posted on August 06, 2010
Although the Voting Rights Act turns 45, we still have much ground to cover in the effort to obtain an constitutional Right to Vote.
Read moreMayoral Elections in Paris: Lessons from its Electoral College-type system
Posted on August 05, 2010
Although France elects its president in high turnout national popular vote elections, its three largest cities, Paris, Marseille and Lyon elect their mayors in a way that is strikingly similar to how American presidents are elected.
Read moreAustralia to Hold National Instant Runoff Voting Elections on August 21
Posted on August 05, 2010
Just three weeks after becoming Australia’s first female prime minister, Julia Gillard announced national elections would be held on August 21, 2010.
Read moreThe November Illinois Senate Election and the Value of Voting
Posted on July 14, 2010
Illinois voters will vote twice this November for US Senate, one to fill the seat for six years and one to sill the seat for a matter of weeks. What does this admittedly bizzare situation have to teach us about the value of democracy?
Read more"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 4
Posted on May 07, 2010
"...And the Results Are In!"
Read more"Presidential Elections" in Cyprus: Part 3
Posted on May 07, 2010
"How Does an "Election" within an Unrecognized State SIgnificantly Affect the International Community?"
Read moreIraq's 2010 Parliamentary Election — Part 7: Politics Blowing Up Democracy
Posted on April 29, 2010
Pauline Lejeune is analyzing the post-election situation in Iraq.
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