In American politics, the people are supposed to choose their leaders. However, in state after state, it’s increasingly the opposite: politicians choose their voters. The evidence of democratic ...
Last week, the town of Newburgh — not to be confused with the city of Newburgh — agreed to change how it elects the Town Council, and adopted a proportional rank choice voting system. The change comes ...
Researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with international experts, have published a scientific study on how to ensure that the selection of committees and expert ...
In 2022, voters in Portland, Oregon, adopted a package of reforms to replace a commission government established in 1913. The old charter called for a small council and a peculiar version of at-large ...
The dust has finally settled after the local elections in Yorkshire, with councillors new and old taking their seats. There ...
While the macro-level benefit of the Proportional Representation system is fair representation, its micro-level benefits on ...