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 moreIrish Convention Recommends Lowering the Voting Age
Posted on What's New Robert Fekete on July 08, 2013
The Irish Convention of the Constitution has recommended that Ireland become the 18th nation in the world to allow people under 18 years old to vote - a reform that is also gaining traction on the local level in the U.S.
Read moreIreland Takes Election Reform Seriously with Convention on the Constitution
Posted on What's New Robert Fekete on June 28, 2013
Last year the Irish Parliament decided to take a serious look at reforming their constitution, commissioning a citizen's assembly to examine their electoral system. The United States could learn from the Irish example.
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 morePakistan - Peaceful Transitions but Winner-Take-All Failure
Posted on What's New Elizabeth Hudler on May 24, 2013
Pakistan experiences a peaceful transition of political power, but its winner-take-all system threatens the country's democratic development.
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 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 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.
Read moreJapan's Electoral Unfairness Goes Deeper than Malapportionment
Posted on What's New Sara Helmi on April 05, 2013
Several of Japan's high courts have called the 2012 election unconstitutional because of malapportionment. But the continued use of winner-take-all elections is the deeper cause of Japan's distorted electoral outcomes.
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