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Quiz: If America Had Six Parties, Which Would You Belong To?

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Quiz: If America Had Six Parties, Which Would You Belong To?

Lee Drutman published an interactive quiz and opinion essay in the New York Times on what a six-party system would look like in America.

Sep 8, 2021

New York Times

Democracy Reforms Go Better Together

In Depth

Democracy Reforms Go Better Together

Ranked-choice voting is only one of the reforms that made New York’s primary successful.

Jul 15, 2021

Mark Schmitt

What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform

3D illustration of Primary Election script on a ballot box, with US flag as a background.

Report / In Depth

What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform

This report offers an analytical overview of the effects of the primary election on politics

Jul 1, 2021

Lee Drutman

Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste

Report / In Depth

Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste

A national survey experiment finds most voters, but especially older, Republican, and less educated voters, prefer the single vote to RCV.

Jun 10, 2021

Joseph Anthony, David C. Kimball

Electoral Systems Affect Legitimacy Gaps and Affective Polarization

Report / In Depth

Electoral Systems Affect Legitimacy Gaps and Affective Polarization

This report examines the results of an experiment that investigated the effects of different electoral systems on democratic stability.

May 24, 2021

Sean Fischer, Amber Hye-Yon Lee, Yphtach Lelkes

Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates

Report / In Depth

Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates

Survey experiment finds extreme candidates are not viewed as more electable under ranked-choice voting compared to plurality voting.

May 13, 2021

Melissa Baker

Hoyer, Jeffries Send Letter to Appropriators Urging Increases to House Staff Pay

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Hoyer, Jeffries Send Letter to Appropriators Urging Increases to House Staff Pay

A Political Reform report on congressional capacity was cited in a House leadership statement advocating staff pay increases..

Apr 28, 2021

U.S. House Leadership Archive

Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries

Report / In Depth

Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries

Voters used RCV to nominate the strongest candidate and improve representation of the diverse electorate at the national convention.

Apr 27, 2021

Baodong Liu, Nadia Mahallati, Charles M. Turner

The Missing Link

Report / In Depth

The Missing Link

This research examines RCV’s effects on substantive representation and finds minimal effects on fiscal & ideological representation

Mar 19, 2021

Arjun Vishwanath

Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization?

Report / In Depth

Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization?

This research shows that switching from first-past-the-post to ranked-choice voting does not reduce the degree of racially polarized voting.

Mar 15, 2021

Yuki Atsusaka, Theodore Landsman

Choosing to “Vote As Usual”

Report / In Depth

Choosing to “Vote As Usual”

Americans tend to favor the standard single vote, but views vary with age and experience with alternative voting systems.

Mar 1, 2021

André Blais, Carolina Plescia, Semra Sevi

Ranked-Choice Voting and Political Expression

Report / In Depth

Ranked-Choice Voting and Political Expression

This brief summarizes an experimental study of ranked-choice voting in local elections.

Mar 1, 2021

Cheryl Boudreau, Jonathan Colner, Scott MacKenzie

RCV is Neither Panacea nor Catastrophe for Minority Representation

Report / In Depth

RCV is Neither Panacea nor Catastrophe for Minority Representation

Candidates of color are significantly penalized in nonpartisan ranked-choice voting elections, but voters easily learn how RCV works.

Mar 1, 2021

Melody Crowder-Meyer, Shana Kushner Gadarian, Jessica Trounstine

The Future is Proportional

Report / In Depth

The Future is Proportional

New models suggest that the single transferable vote (STV) is a powerful and reliable corrective for racial gerrymandering.

Mar 1, 2021

Gerdus Benadè, Ruth Buck, Moon Duchin, Dara Gold, Thomas Weighill

Statement Supporting Re-Empowering Legislators’ Authority to Direct Spending

Testimony / In Short

Statement Supporting Re-Empowering Legislators’ Authority to Direct Spending

Congress scholars support House efforts to restore member-directed spending, with stronger safeguards to protect the process's integrity.

Feb 25, 2021

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Quiz: If America Had Six Parties, Which Would You Belong To?

Democracy Reforms Go Better Together

What We Know about Congressional Primaries and Congressional Primary Reform

Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste

Electoral Systems Affect Legitimacy Gaps and Affective Polarization

Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates

Hoyer, Jeffries Send Letter to Appropriators Urging Increases to House Staff Pay

Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries

The Missing Link

Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization?

Choosing to “Vote As Usual”

Ranked-Choice Voting and Political Expression

RCV is Neither Panacea nor Catastrophe for Minority Representation

The Future is Proportional

Statement Supporting Re-Empowering Legislators’ Authority to Direct Spending