American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” plurality voting system ...

Three Alaskans sued state election officials Thursday, alleging that language adopted by the state for a ballot measure ...

On Tuesday, New York City residents cast their ballots for their favorite candidate in mayoral primary. They also chose their second, third, fourth and fifth favorites. That's because the country’s ...

A bill prohibiting ranked choice voting passed out of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee on Monday. Even though Indiana doesn’t currently allow for that election method, those in support of the ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Election Day is November 4, 2025, and polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Certain parts of our state use a ranked choice voting system. Ranked choice voting allows voters to rank ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ismar Volić, Wellesley College; Andy Schultz, Wellesley College, and David McCune, ...