Elections are the cornerstone of a functioning democracy, and the 2026 election cycle is already underway with several ...

Unconventional ideas, such as shifting to a European-style proportional representation system, have gained adherents. Another ...

Wearing a superhero costume, actor and filmmaker DezBaa’ emerged from the voting booth Friday afternoon after casting a ballot in the crowded Santa Fe mayor’s race. She’d done her homework. She’d ...

Albuquerque’s “progressives” are at it again. Ever since Republican Richard “RJ” Berry won a three-way election for mayor in 2009 (against two Democrats), Albuquerque has had runoff elections ...

We need rules for the Democratic primaries that will lift up the voices of talented Democrats ...

On Tuesday, New York City residents cast their ballots for their favorite candidate in mayoral primary. They also chose their second, third, fourth and fifth favorites. That's because the country’s ...

Virginia lawmakers are debating whether to broaden the use of ranked-choice voting in local elections. That is a welcome conversation. Letting voters rank candidates can reduce the spoiler effect, ...

Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice ...

Mainers decided to begin using ranked-choice voting in elections for the state Legislature, governor and federal offices all the way back in November of 2016 — the first state in the nation to do so.

A bill prohibiting ranked choice voting passed out of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee on Monday. Even though Indiana doesn’t currently allow for that election method, those in support of the ...

A bill prohibiting ranked choice voting passed out of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee on Monday. Even though Indiana doesn’t currently allow for that election method, those in support of the ...