Choice Voting vs. The Challengers: The Irish Convention on the Constitution Decides
Posted on What's New Robert Fekete on August 07, 2013
The Irish Constitutional Convention was tasked with finding the best electoral system for Ireland, and all options were on the table. They decided to stick with the choice voting form of fair representation, with only 3 percent preferring U.S.-style single-member districts.
Read moreOur South Carolina Independent Redistricting Plan Exposes the Problem of Winner-Take-All
Posted on What's New Robert Fekete on July 26, 2013
Independent redistricting only makes marginal improvements to South Carolina's uncompetitive and distorted congressional elections. Fair representation voting is a better solution.
Read moreRank the Vote: Comparing Voting in Ireland and the United States
Posted on What's New Robert Fekete on June 24, 2013
Since 1919, Ireland has used a form of ranked choice voting for all its public elections. When the Irish think of voting, they think about ranking candidates in their order of preference. But here in the U.S., our conception of voting is usually just picking our one favorite candidate. FairVote examines the lessons we can learn from ranked choice voting in Ireland.
Read morePhilippines Holds Elections Using Degree of Proportional Representation
Posted on What's New Jonathan Gerstell on May 17, 2013
The Philippines, a former U.S. colony, held elections on Monday using a small degree of proportional representation that was recently expanded to include national parties by the Supreme Court.
Read moreThe Elizabeth Colbert-Busch Guide to Running in the Other Party's Safe Districts
Posted on What's New on May 08, 2013
A guide for anyone foolhardy enough to run for congress in a district that strongly favors the other party.
Read moreHow Districts Plus Has Worked for German Elections
Posted on What's New Rebecca Franklin on May 03, 2013
Despite a recent constitutional controversy, Germany's mixed member proportional representation system of elections remains one of the most effective in the world.
Read moreWinner-Take-All Elections Exacerbate Kenya's Ethnic Tensions
Posted on What's New Andrew Douglas, Sara Helmi on May 02, 2013
Kenya's use of winner-take-all elections provides few incentives for inter-ethnic cooperation. Proportional representation could help bridge the country's ethnic divides.
Read moreFairVote's Top Ten List: The Breakdown of Winner-Take-All Elections
Posted on What's New Andrea Levien on April 26, 2013
These are the top ten indicators that winner-take-all has led to the breakdown of the American electoral system in both presidential and legislative elections.
Read moreTaking on American Political Dysfunction without Changing the Constitution
Posted on What's New on April 23, 2013
In his draft paper on Political Dysfunction and Constitutional Change, University of California-Irvine professor Rick Hasen makes a powerful case for the need for out-of-the-box thinking on American political reform. But he also makes a curious omission: fair voting.
Read moreElectoral Reform on the Move in Canada
Posted on What's New on April 16, 2013
From a poll showing widespread support for proportional representation to the Liberal Party leadership elections held using ranked choice voting to the growing movement for ranked choice voting in Toronto, things are looking up for electoral reform in Canada.
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