American electoral politics is not very “malleable” and can feel “set in stone,” in the words of three prominent political scientists. Australia, by contrast, has a rich history of improving its ...

OPINION - No matter how Californians vote on Prop 50, one truth remains: our democracy is broken, and duct-taping over the ...

PR is the principle that a party’s share of votes should match its share of legislative seats. Systems built on that principle treat votes for candidates as votes for their parties, too. Thus, it ...

Australia has a rich history of changing its voting system to create a more representative government and a more democratic society. As a result, voting is mandatory in Australia, voters rank ...

Make Votes Matter is a cross-party advocacy group calling for the replacement of the First Past The Post (FPTP) system currently used for Westminster elections with one of Proportional Representation ...