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‘Proportional representation’ could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people feel like their voices are being heard
The electoral system used by many global democracies eliminates gerrymandering and has been shown to give more equal representation to minorities and women.
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Nicole Speer and Celeste Landry: We can do better than just adding more Boulder County commissioners
Expanding the Board of County Commissioners without changing how county elections work risks reinforcing the same representation gaps voters want to solve.
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 ...
Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in New York City on Election Day, November 5, 2024. Credit - Leonardo Munoz—AFP/Getty Images The U.S. electoral system remains an outlier among ...
PR is the principle that a party’s share of votes should match its share of legislative seats. Systems built on that principle treat votes for candidates as votes for their parties, too. Thus, it ...
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 ...
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