Here is the abstract: Drafted in exceedingly sparing terms and notoriously difficult to amend, the U.S. Constitution is falling short in one of the most important … Continue reading “Springboard to Ar ...

Rob Richie and Eveline Dowling launched a new Expand Democracy publication: The Expand Democracy 5. Each week they lift up ...

There are only two states that split their electoral votes by congressional district: Nebraska and Maine. Both states ...

From literacy tests and poll taxes to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, every gain in voting rights has been met ...

Tait Helgaas has written this student comment in the U. Pa. L. Rev. Here is the abstract: As states and cities across the United States adopt instant runoff voting (IRV) in their constitutions and ...

While electoral reform could improve the accountability, stability and inclusivity of the South African political system, ...

It is an honour to deliver the keynote address at this prestigious international conference for South Africa’s Electoral Reform Consultation Panel. As we gather here today, our country and our world ...

Nebraska’s distinct election system that has allowed Democratic presidential candidates to pick up a single electoral vote in the state three times survived its closest call in a decade Tuesday ...

Maine has four electoral college votes, Nebraska five. They are two of 16 states that have five or fewer. "If Nebraska abandons its current method of distributing electoral votes, Maine will ...

It came down to just two important votes from Sen. Merv Riepe and Sen. Dave Wordekemper. Ultimately the effort to move Nebraska to a winner-take-all system failed. For four hours state senators ...