Three mathematics professors explain why ranked choice voting better represents the whims of voters — and why U.S. democracy is straining under its current system.

The U.S. Constitution doesn't mandate single-member districts for the House of Representatives, leaving room for alternative election systems. While single-member districts offer localized ...

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 system ...

It is no secret that President Donald Trump does not like mail-in voting. “Tremendous potential for voter fraud, and for whatever reason, doesn’t work out well for Republicans,” he said of it on ...

When Scott Leiendecker announced he was buying Dominion Voting Systems — the elections technology company at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories — he teased a transformation. "As ...

The May 2025 election is now in the books. Voters in more than 130 communities cast their ballots in elections across Michigan. Taxpayers decided on important issues affecting their communities, ...

Re “Voting referendum” (Your Views, Sept. 14): The recent letter to the editor recounting the recent history of Virginia Beach’s election system left out the key role state Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler ...

About a dozen Lake County Board of Elections and Registration employees helped Voting System Technical Oversight Program officials conduct a post-election audit of the 2025 special election results.

Earlier this summer, escalating tensions in the Middle East prompted fresh warnings from U.S. intelligence agencies about cyber threats from Iranian-linked actors. While that crisis has eased, the ...

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Clerk Linda Andreas is continuing efforts to improve elections and streamline the voting and registration processes for county residents. “The staff in this office always ...