I recently wrote about the problem of low turnout in mayoral races, which appears to be caused by scheduling them (many of them, at least) separately from elections for federal and state elections. M…

During this presidential campaign year, there is, as always, speculation on vice presidential choices. One feature of these conversations is that it is unwise to have presidential and vice presidenti…

What is the Electoral College? Why do we have it? And why do some other countries have similar electoral systems? Understanding the Electoral College starts with answering these basic questions. That…

As the number of states banning ranked-choice voting (RCV) is increasing, some are facing ballot measures this November that would implement the voting system.While 10 states have banned RCV and more…

Voters in at least seven states will decide ballot measures this year concerning ranked-choice voting. A handful of left-leaning, deep-pocketed donors are driving the push for this fundamental shift …

A public affairs firm retained by one of the main groups behind the left’s push to popularize ranked-choice voting methods is trying to market the scheme to conservatives by painting it as a fix to t…

My friends Michael Maibach and Tara Ross have both used the World Series to illustrate how the Electoral College works (an analogy earlier used by MIT physicist Alan Natapoff, another Electoral Colle…

Save Our States Executive Director Trent England joins The Bill Meyer Show to discuss the push for ranked-choice voting in Oregon. Oregon Measure 117 was passed by the state legislature earlier this …

Save Our States Executive Director Trent England joins The Bill Meyer Show to discuss the push for ranked-choice voting in Oregon. Oregon Measure 117 was passed by the state legislature earlier this …

One of the many defects in the National Popular Vote interstate compact is that it would be essentially impossible to conduct a full recount* if the national margin were close. This is because state …