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 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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” ...

(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, ...

One of the world’s premier security organizations has canceled the results of its annual leadership election after an official lost an encryption key needed to unlock results stored in a verifiable ...

Ahead of the momentous 2020 presidential election, Georgia’s state leaders faced a choice. The state’s voting system prior to that year consisted of 27,000 electronic voting machines that had been in ...

CONCORD, N.H. – As voters around the state head to the polls today for municipal elections, there are a few new laws that are in effect. Among them is a requirement that towns and cities provide an ...

When an estate includes tangible personal property such as artwork, collectibles, or family heirlooms, dividing these items equally among several beneficiaries can be particularly challenging because ...

Ahead of Election Day tomorrow, millions of ballots are being cast in statewide, local and special elections. So, today, we're revisiting an episode asking: What would happen if the rules of our ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The debate over how Virginia Beach should elect its city council members continues. Several residents in favor of voting yes to the 10-1 voting system spoke out at Virginia Beach ...