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More than 60% of New Zealanders would like the government to do more to address climate change. But this won’t necessarily change how they vote.
From sticking to prestige themes, to carefully timed releases, to millions spent on publicity – there’s plenty of politics behind Hollywood’s greatest accolade.
At least 20 million Americans have served time. Most of them can’t or don’t vote, and that may distort some election outcomes, a political scientist argues.
Months out from the next general election, political “AI slop” is spilling over social media feeds. Lessons from overseas could help electoral laws catch up.
Many Americans are unhappy with the two major parties but seldom support alternatives. New England is an exception.
The electoral system used by many global democracies eliminates gerrymandering and has been shown to give more equal representation to minorities and women.
Fostering a sense of pride in local communities increases citizen participation, including, at a bare minimum, voting in municipal elections.
29 states allow mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted days after an election. A case before the Supreme Court could take that decision away from the states.
With a new, mid-cycle redistricting war raging in state after state, the media and politicians focus on which party is winning or losing seats. But are citizens winning or losing in this conflict?
Informal voting at federal elections has more than doubled since 1987. New research shows why some young people spoil their ballots.
When voters know more about candidates and their policies, and when the issues are more relevant, local democracy thrives.
Would lowering the voting age to 16 enhance young people’s participation in the political processes that affect their lives?
Gerrymandering has existed since the United States’ earliest days, but now technology and political trends are supercharging it.
For the first time since returning to democracy, Bolivia’s presidential election heads to a runoff. But no left-wing candidate made it past the first round.
Proportional voting is, at least philosophically speaking, the best electoral system.
As part of a raft of new measures, people will no longer need to register themselves to vote.
The seats of three of the five Democrats on the state Supreme Court are up for grabs on Nov. 4.
A study found that viewing news of a cyberattack lowered voter trust in election integrity – even when the voter’s candidate won and even if the attack wasn’t on voting systems.
While Gen Z and Millennials combined are the biggest voting bloc in Australia, their votes show a quiet divergence between the two generations.
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