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A contested reform of Italy's electoral law won Senate approval on Tuesday amid fierce ​opposition criticism, as rivals accused Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of changing the rules to improve her ‌chan...

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Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election

Campaigning anywhere for any office at any level of government is personally burdensome.

Fair maps require a definition of fair. There isn't one. There are infinite ones.

SAGE: small-area, mostly polling-station-level election results with polygon geometry for 110 countries.

A survey commissioned by New America’s Political Reform program suggests a key barrier to states adopting a ballot initiative process is lack of awareness, not opposition.

Proportional representation would be a major and much needed upgrade for American elections.

It isn’t gerrymandering. It’s the existence of single-member districts in the first place. It was never designed to help minority voters.

Tired of partisan gerrymandering and a two-party system that is unresponsive to the needs of everyday Americans? Have we got an idea for you!

How do voters of color achieve representation through different electoral systems?

On 7 May 2026 Britain ran a proportional representation (PR) experiment: with one version of PR used for the election of the Scottish Parliament, and another (and new) version for the election of the ...

Senedd Election Simulator - Visualize Welsh election results

New York’s Working Families Party demonstrates how political parties can rebuild community ties, foster participation, and translate electoral leverage into policy wins.

Apply to Data and Policy Analyst – Education Funding Equity Initiative at New America in Washington, DC.

The use of single-seat districts and majoritarian rules for legislative elections is associated with many problems in American politics. However, this method of...

The use of single-seat districts and majoritarian rules for legislative elections is associated with many problems in American politics. However, this method of...

This Essay explores the aftermath of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 2 has served as an imperfect side constraint on majoritarian power. As...

How do voters of color achieve representation through different electoral systems?

Access and manipulate most standard scholarly measures of democracy - xmarquez/democracyData

People are reporting windfalls in the form of new jobs, big tips and unexpected refunds after playing the disco hit.

What if everyday people had a real say in the decisions that shape their communities?

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The Effects of Exposure to New Electoral Rules: Field Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone

In addition to reviewing the election outcome under the mixed-member proportional (MMP) rules in place–which were reformed prior to this election–this planting will also consider how so…

Best picture is the only Oscar category decided by preferential ballot. Our reporter Marc Tracy explains how that works.

A global city deserves a global council, one that transcends the practice of pitting racial groups against one another for representation and political power.