Electoral Reform

Most citizens who pay even a little bit of attention to American politics understand that in November, every four years, a presidential election is held to definitively decide who wins the highest office in the country, along with most other elected federal offices (i.e., all of the U.S. House and…

On Saturday 25th of February 2023, The Federal Republic of Nigeria held its presidential (and National Assembly) elections. Historically, the Nigerian elections have been known to involve a lot of violence, thuggery, vote buying, and voter suppression and intimidation, and this was no different. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

This article examines the current case for electoral reform in the UK based on renewed interest from the public and major political parties. It also provides one possible vision of implementing proportional representation voting, its implications, and a link to a large data resource for this experiment. Calls for political…

Can America continue to be a world leader in thought, industry, science, lifestyle, diplomacy, and, generally, power? There are headwinds. The US system allows those who oppose change, either for social or economic reasons, to aggregate power. Sorting concentrates better educated persons, including those in leading technical sectors, geographically. People who feel left behind by demographic, technological, and other changes are distributed more broadly, in terms of geography. This magnifies…

Women struggle to secure their electoral rights was a long last battle. — A ferocious battle of suffragette, to claim the right to vote in public elections, is increasingly a militant struggle in the attempt to seek government attention to their neglected voting rights. …