American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” plurality voting system ...

A bill unveiled by House Republicans would impose stricter requirements for voters and restrict some forms of voting.

Five years after ranked-choice voting was defeated on the state-wide ballot, the Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill that would make it easier for towns and cities in the state to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ismar Volić, Wellesley College; Andy Schultz, Wellesley College, and David McCune, ...

Currently, towns and cities that want to implement ranked choice voting must first pass a home rule petition and then have it approved by the state legislature. MA bill would allow towns to implement ...