That’s good news for Alaskans of all political stripes—and an example for voters elsewhere of how to get more choice at their own ballot box.

Proportional representation can better reflect voters’ views than arbitrary lines.

How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.

Campaign staffers and political organizers recount how they shifted strategies after voters in Alaska and Portland, Oregon, chose the reform.

In 2021, the nation of New Zealand announced the YIMBY rapture.In the country's five largest cities, you would be allowed to build up to eight-story buildings anywhere within a 10-minute walk of mass ...

Former Gov. Bill Walker was among the last-minute entrants to a crowded race to succeed Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Sen. Steve Daines gamed the system to all but hand-pick his successor. A Missouri-style deadline extension would prevent such backroom deals.

Sen. Steve Daines gamed the system to all but hand-pick his successor. A Missouri-style deadline extension would prevent such backroom deals.

Sen. Steve Daines gamed the system to all but hand-pick his successor. A Missouri-style deadline extension would prevent such backroom deals.

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Cross-party appeal elevated Alaska’s former and current US representatives.

Open primaries and ranked choice voting are no longer new but are still delivering for voters and leaders alike.

As the introductory article in this series describes, Washingtonians have many reasons to adopt proportional representation for their state legislature: to give voters more voice, to ease partisan gri...

The Fair Representation Act is the bold solution that solves the problems of gerrymandering and uncompetitive elections for U.S. House.

Learn more about ranked-choice voting and how to vote in the 2024 election. In the Nov. 5, 2024 Election, Portlanders will elect a mayor, auditor, and three councilors to represent their district usin...

#WAleg could improve representation and elections for voters this session. Photo: Returning ballots on Election Day by King County. Article @Sightline’s Shannon Grimes:

Changing to a more representative electoral system makes so much sense, and yet it can be such a heavy lift. After even Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backed away from a public promise to end ...

Editor’s note: We added three “made-in-Canada” Proportional Representation methods below: rural-urban, local, and dual member. Because of the Trudeau administration’s promise to move off of first-past...

The state’s constitution lets localities opt for methods that better reflect their mix of voters, such as using proportional representation.

Ranked choice voting gives voters more choices, eliminates spoilers, and encourages substantive (vs. nasty) campaigning.

Ranked choice voting gives voters more choices, eliminates spoilers, and encourages substantive (vs. nasty) campaigning.