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Electoral Reform
Two-Party System Pros and Cons: How It Shapes Governance and Policy
October 25, 2024
Types of Voting Systems: How They Work and Impact Elections
October 8, 2024
Why Does the United States Have a Two-Party System?
September 27, 2024
Why Is It Important to Vote? Your Voice's Impact on Democracy
September 19, 2024
What Is an Independent Candidate in Today’s Politics?
September 17, 2024
Toward a More Democratic Presidential Election: Examining the Electoral College
August 9, 2024
What Is Congressional Stagnation?
August 8, 2024
Big Money in Local Elections: What You Need to Know
June 7, 2024
Final Five Voting, Explained
May 18, 2024
Borda Count: An Alternate Voting System
May 14, 2024
Who Is the Donor Class?
May 4, 2024
Why Bottom-Up Politics Is the Key to Political Reform
April 24, 2024
Absolute Majority vs. Simple Majority: What's the Difference?
April 17, 2024
14 Years After Citizens United: Where Are We Now?
April 6, 2024
What Happens in a Contingent Election?
April 4, 2024
Hard Money vs. Soft Money in Campaign Finance
April 3, 2024
Democracy vs. Plutocracy: Which Is the United States?
March 27, 2024
Campaign Finance Reform: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
March 19, 2024
The Pros and Cons of Non-Partisan Ballots for Independents
March 9, 2024
How Duverger's Law Influences the Two-Party System
March 6, 2024
Pros and Cons of Automatic Voter Registration
March 1, 2024
Cumulative Voting, Explained
February 29, 2024
Pros and Cons of Voter ID Laws
February 27, 2024
Top-Two Primary Elections, Explained
February 24, 2024
How Dark Money Impacts Our Democracy
February 16, 2024
How California’s Voter Guide Calls for Federal Action on Independent Naming Conventions
February 15, 2024
How Does Fusion Voting Work?
February 14, 2024
Why Do People Vote Against Their Own Interests?
February 13, 2024
New Jersey: A Hidden Home of Voter Suppression
February 13, 2024
10 Causes of Voter Apathy in the United States
February 8, 2024
What Is the Monotonicity Criterion in Voting Systems?
January 25, 2024
Voter Turnout in Local Elections: Why It’s Low and How to Fix It
January 24, 2024
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Explained
January 20, 2024
Caucus vs. Primary Election: Understanding Key Differences
January 13, 2024
What Is Proportional Representation?
January 12, 2024
What Is a Winner-Take-All Electoral System?
January 10, 2024
Pros and Cons of Two-Round Election Systems
December 21, 2023
What Is a Blanket Primary Election?
December 16, 2023
How Do Democracy Vouchers Work?
December 16, 2023
The Pros and Cons of Publicly Funded Elections
December 15, 2023
What is the “Spoiler Effect,” Really?
December 14, 2023
STAR Voting: An Alternative Election System
December 13, 2023
Why We Need the Freedom to Vote Act
December 13, 2023
Why Can't the U.S. Have a Multi-Party System?
December 12, 2023
What Are Bloc Voting and Voting Blocs?
December 9, 2023
Plurality vs. Majority Voting: What's the Difference?
December 8, 2023
10 Ways the Political Establishment Disenfranchises Voters
November 30, 2023
What Is the Democracy Reform Movement?
November 29, 2023
Approval Voting: An Alternate Voting System
October 26, 2023
Navigating the Labyrinth: Independents and Gerrymandering
October 25, 2023
Electoral Reform: How to Challenge Ballot Access Laws
October 14, 2023
Looking North: Pros and Cons of Ranked Choice Voting
October 11, 2023
Can Independent Voters Vote in Primaries?
October 11, 2023
Is It Time to Bring Back the Fairness Doctrine?
October 6, 2023
What Is a Nonpartisan Election?
October 5, 2023
Overcoming Electoral Barriers: Strategies for Independent Candidates
September 26, 2023
The Implications of Citizens United for Independent Candidates
September 23, 2023
Swing States: Deciding the Fate of U.S. Presidential Elections
September 22, 2023
What are Political Donations?
August 5, 2023
Uncontested Elections Rot Democracy From The Inside Out
August 5, 2023
How Do Independent Candidates Get on the Ballot?
August 2, 2023
Fundraising And The Race To The Bottom: How The Two-Party System Brings Out The Worst In Everyone
July 18, 2023
Electoral College Pros and Cons: Analyzing the Strengths and Weaknesses of the U.S. Electoral System
July 17, 2023
What Exactly Is Gerrymandering? Why Is It So Bad?
July 1, 2023
Superdelegates Are Super Anti-Democratic: How Political Parties Try To Rig Their Primary Elections
June 28, 2023
The Electoral College Is Even More Anti-Democratic Than You Probably Thought
June 27, 2023
Open Primary vs. Closed Primary: Exploring Different Primary Election Systems
June 21, 2023
Breaking the Two-Party Duopoly: Empowering Political Reform and Expanding Voter Choice
June 20, 2023
Why Lifelong Term Limits Are Good For Corruption And Bad For Everything Else
June 11, 2023
Ranked Choice Voting In The USA
May 30, 2023
Open Primaries: Understanding the Mechanics and Implications
May 24, 2023
What Is The Electoral College And How Does It Work?
May 17, 2023
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