Opponents say the method is too complicated and erodes trust. Supporters say it produces majority winners and gives voters real choices. But with so many factors shaping real elections, the system’s effect on voter behavior has been hard to isolate.
Adding to, not duplicating, the contents of the previous post. As I stated in my post on the Trump administration’s lawsuit on this same subject: it makes my brain hurt to figure out under what kind of convoluted scenario having…
The defeated presidential candidate says he will lead the opposition from the US. The United States has fired a top military planner, US media reported, with some outlets saying the dismissal was due to the officer allegedly leaking classified information.
Republican John Wahl and Democrat Phillip Ensler traded sharp accusations over residency, campaign contributions and political records Wednesday night during a statewide lieutenant governor debate that also featured substantive exchanges on taxes, healthcare, education and public safety. The hourlong debate,…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will extend hours of operation at all BMV branches Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3, to help residents get ID cards required to vote in the general election. Branches will be open Nov. 2 from…
Powerful corporate interests are backing Judge O’Donnell, too. He’s raised $493,769.68 from donors like David Zapolsky, a top Amazon executive who led the effort to crush a warehouse unionization drive in Staten Island, and Bruce McCaw, a telecommunications heir who generously…
As Frederick city officials discuss charter changes to make municipal elections more inclusive for unaffiliated voters, the city council on Thursday considered the logistics of implementing a new voting system. The city council government operations committee is discussing open primaries,…
The 2026 general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3. It includes the races for all Idaho statewide offices, including governor; a unique U.S. Senate race; several statewide ballot questions, including Proposition 1 on abortion; county races; and whether Ada County residents want to continue a…
This past weekend, âTriad Todayâ broadcast another in our long-running series of voter education specials, which have been a regular feature of our show since we first went on the air in the fall of 2003. Thanks to a partnership…
I try really hard to keep the personal and the political separate in my life. But I feel compelled in these last few days before the election to talk about Doug Jones, as a political candidate, but first, as my…
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