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In Amsterdam a drive-through polling station has been set up for the first time

Electoral Reform in Westminster

The Netherlands is going to the polls, but how do Dutch elections work?

Dutch voters have started going to the polls to vote in the general election to elect the 150 members of...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

How a landmark bill could enhance democracy in the US

February 16, 2021

The 2020 US presidential election and down-ballot races were a success for democratic participation. The presidential race saw a record...

There’s much the UK could adopt from the recent Irish proposals

Campaign Regulation

An independent Electoral Commission for Ireland – A step forward for democracy

While in the UK the government has recently threatened our independent elections watchdog with abolition if it cannot be ‘radically...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

A small change has the potential to make a big difference to Australian elections

In 1918, a seemingly ordinary by-election in the Australian electoral division of Swan changed Australian federal politics forever. The conservatives...

Five US cities scrap First Past the Post and bring in preferential voting

Campaign Regulation

These US states voted to make elections fairer

In the past two weeks, the flaws of the US electoral system have become plain for all to see. As...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

In both the US and Britain, millions are silenced by a broken electoral system

First published in the i newspaper While President Trump looked hopefully at a path to re-election on Tuesday night, one...

Voter ID

Papers, please: Why the UK must think again before importing US-style voter ID to Britain

Voting is a key cornerstone of any democratic system. Just as important are the principles underpinning it: that every vote...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

When it comes to fair votes, the US Senate is ripe for reform

If seats are ever to match votes in America, the US will need to look at the distorted Senate. While...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Four ways of electing a president – ranked from worst to best

America’s presidential election is the most famous presidential election in the world. The antiquated American system of choosing a president...

Bush and Trump both won elections with fewer votes than their opponent

Electoral Reform in Westminster

How the US’ warped Electoral College means millions of votes make no difference

In the last five US elections, two presidents have been summoned to office whilst obtaining fewer votes than their opponent....

Electoral Reform in Westminster

Could Trump win the Presidency and lose the popular vote again?

There have been two ‘wrong winners’ in UK general elections over the last 70 years. In 1951, Labour got more...

Electoral Reform in Westminster

US election: Why 33 states have had no presidential campaign events at all

FairVote’s Benjamin Oestericher explains how America’s first past the post style electoral college makes vast swathes of the country an...