Many of the problems the US has with its election processes and outcomes are avoidable and don’t happen in countries with different voting laws. Australia is a great example.
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If you want to understand the American public, don’t look at national poll numbers.
Citizens are voting in 650 constituencies – but technically not for who they want to be prime minister.
Young people have registered to vote in record numbers. Here are three things every young person can do to change the election.
Britain is once again going to the polls and encouraging people to vote may be as important as asking them to vote for a particular party.
To justify a push towards requiring ID to vote, some paint a picture of chaos and deception that is very far from reality.
Research from around the world shows that UK leaders are actually better at putting their pledges into action when they win office than voters think.
Every vote counts in one way or another, even if you live in a safe seat – here’s why.
The deadline to register to vote in the 2019 election is November 26. It’s easy and important.
Considering the competitive nature of party politics in Ghana, campaign
strategies that evoke emotion and prepare voters remain one of the priorities of political parties.
A Mississippi law that allegedly makes it ‘more difficult for African-
American-preferred candidates to win elections’ will still be in place when voters choose a new governor Tuesday.
Randomly selecting citizens to take turns governing offers the promise of reinvigorating struggling democracies, making them more responsive to citizen needs and preferences.
Blockchain technology can address some weaknesses in voting systems, but not all of them – and it opens new potential vulnerabilities, too.
Voters are primarily partisans, and they respond to party signals – even when they claim otherwise.
The backlog in naturalization applications has ballooned to more than 700,000. Wait times have doubled in the last three years.
Electing a governor in Mississippi requires more than just a majority vote. That election law came about during a time of racist and anti-democratic voting laws meant to entrench ruling parties.
When the organization of a social network impacts political discussion on a large scale, the consequences can be enormous.
Political campaigns and journalists often turn to social media to see how voters feel about an election. But the numbers they see there may not accurately reflect the electorate’s views.
Voters complained of being turned away from polling stations in the European elections, and local teams are struggling to keep registers up to date on tight budgets.
Americans have never felt warmer toward immigrants, nor have they ever been more supportive of immigration.
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