Democracies that use proportional systems consistently show higher turnout, more accurate representation, more competitive ...

In American politics, the people are supposed to choose their leaders. However, in state after state, it’s increasingly the opposite: politicians choose their voters. The evidence of democratic ...

As states from Texas to California debate and vote on new electoral maps, Americans are both learning about – and often ...

Recommendations from an all-party B.C. committee on democratic reform has reignited a longstanding conversation in the province about the possibility of proportional representation, a voting system ...

I read Article II of the Constitution and Federalist Paper No. 68 to prepare for writing a letter about the Electoral College. I was trying to trim it down to 150 words when I read “Revise the ...

Regarding Christopher DeMuth’s “The Electoral College Saved the Election” (op-ed, Jan. 9): Yes, the college “can elect someone who didn’t win the nationwide popular vote.” The more substantial ...

Observers described the complicated vote-counting process of 1925 as a “cross between a stock exchange and a county fair.” An entire ballroom at Music Hall was commandeered for the duration. One ...