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2026 Elections: Concerns and Confidence in the Commonwealth
With just a few days until Election Day on November 3, 2026, a new benchmark study conducted by Better Choices for Democracy finds that Virginians are confident in how elections are administered by local election officials, but there are broad concerns about false information and the potential for federal interference in elections.
Washingtonians Worried About Mail Delivery Failures, False Information and Federal Disruption, but Confident in Local Election Officials
New statewide survey conducted by the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service and Better Choices for Democracy finds confidence in Washington's election administration, but widespread concern about false information and doubts that political parties care about people like them.
Eric Maskin: How Election Reform Can Improve US Politics
Dr. Eric Maskin makes five arguments for why majority rule systems—of which Top Three is one—can be instrumental in changing the narrative of U.S. politics today.
Ready to Vote. Waiting to be heard.
A new national survey of 1,463 U.S. adults aged 18 and over conducted by Centerline Research and Strategy for Better Choices for Democracy from September 26 to October 1, 2026 shows widespread concern about the state of political representation in the United States.
Dysfunction by Design? Ohio Voters Don’t See a Political System that Works for Them
How Top Three Gives Voters More Viable Choices Without Complicating Elections
California Voters Want Better
Better Election Rules Start With the Problem We’re Trying to Solve
Scoring a Better Vote: What Elections Can Learn from the World Cup
What can the World Cup 2026, the world's biggest sports tournament, teach us about how to build a better ballot?
The Party Representation and Care Gap
Better Choices for Democracy and AlphaRoc have released new data from the 2026 Election Confidence Tracker.
The findings reveal a striking disconnect: voters are ready to participate, but many do not feel represented.
• 86% of registered voters intend to vote
• 86% trust the accuracy of the local vote count
• Only 23% believe Congress cares about people like them
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
