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Hey, Elected Leaders: Are You Listening?
The crisis facing American democracy today is increasingly a crisis of representation.
Fairer Way to Choose Ohio Leaders Gets Senate Hearing
Ohio lawmakers heard testimony on SB 395, a proposal to create a Top Three all-voter primary and head-to-head general election system for fairer, more representative results.
Cleveland.com Highlights Ohio’s Growing Conversation About Better Election Choices
Cleveland.com reports on new Ohio election reform bills, including Top 3 + Head-to-Head elections, a proposal designed to give voters more choices and fairer results.
Californians deserve better than strategic voting
Many California voters felt pressure to vote strategically in the Top Two primary, raising concerns about choice, representation, and the need for improving the system.
New Survey: California voters still satisfied with the current Top Two system but open to improvement
All eyes are on California as votes are tallied in this week’s primary election. A new survey conducted by AlphaRoc for Better Choices for Democracy finds that about half of registered California voters say they are satisfied with the current Top Two election system, while one-quarter are dissatisfied. The survey also finds that voters support advancing more candidates to the general election.
2026 Election Confidence Tracker
Track voter confidence, election trust, representation, and participation trends ahead of the 2026 election.
Harvard Social Impact Review: How Consensus Choice Voting Could Strengthen U.S. Democracy
If elections in the United States were structured to comply with Condorcet’s principle, the Senate and the House of Representatives would represent a much broader swath of voters and would be less hyper-partisan.
Better Choices Website Wins Award
BetterChoices.vote, designed by James Madison University Professors Adrienne Hooker and Dave Wang, wins Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) award.
Op-Ed: How to Fix Virginia’s Ranked Choice Voting Law
Top Three or Top Four expands choice. Head-to-head matchups make elections fairer by treating every voter and candidate equally.
How to Make Every Voter Matter and Make Spoiler Effects Go Away
Finding Common Ground
Same Voters, Different Winners: Why Rules Matter
Watch a new video by University of Maryland Professor Eric Pacuit about how and why different election rules can produce different winners and what that means for democracy.
People Want Better Choices: What Our New Survey Says About Parties, Leaders, and Election Reform
As the 2026 midterm elections come into view, a new national survey finds that many voters feel they are choosing the “lesser of two evils” at the ballot box and want better choices on the ballot and fairer ways to elect their leaders. Conducted in November 2025, after the federal government shutdown, the survey was fielded in partnership with AlphaRoc.
Making Elections Better
Choosing an electoral system is among the most consequential design decisions for a democracy.
Why Voting Rules Matter
Plurality often rewards intense bases and extremism, Instant Runoff (IRV) can still miss the broadly preferred candidate, but a head-to-head “Consensus Choice” approach could improve representation and reduce political division.
Charles Munger, Jr. Explains Why Condorcet Systems Make Elections Fairer, More Stable, and Harder to Manipulate than IRV
Charles Munger, Jr. Expains Why Condorcet Systems Make Elections Fairer, More Stable, and Harder to Manipulate than IRV.
New Resource: Student Organizing Toolkit
Eliminating Independent Redistricting to Combat Authoritarianism Is a False Choice
