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The structure of the American government was designed by the Founders to prevent raw majoritarianism: the three branches of government and their checks and balances, the allocation of power between…

California’s $20/hour minimum wage for fast food workers went into effect this month, and the early results are negative. Companies affected by the law are laying off workers, putting off needed…

Even at a time when our nation is deeply divided, Americans of all political stripes can agree we don’t like political elites trying to tell us what to do. It is fundamentally un-American. But Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) is exactly that…

San Francisco Mayor London Breed may face hurdles to getting reelected because of ranked-choice voting, according to a Thursday poll by the San Francisco Chronicle. The city’s ranked-choice voting mechanism often leads to the secondary…

by Madeleine Hubbard   The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down an Alabama congressional district map drawn by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature in a decision that the Court’s majority says upholds the Voting Rights…

Iowa and Ohio are the latest states looking to leave the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), the controversial interstate voting data partnership. Already seen as suspect by conservatives questioning ERIC’s left-leaning…

Early voting for the highly contentious Wisconsin Supreme Court race began Tuesday, which will determine whether the Court retains or loses its conservative majority. Liberal Judge Janet…

by Patrick Maines   The lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Services, set to go to trial on April 17, may turn out to be a seminal case in First Amendment jurisprudence, with effects that reach well beyond Fox. In a…

by Jason Snead   A “guinea pig.” That is what Sandy, Utah Mayor Monica Zoltanski said that “ranked-choice voting” (RCV) made of her hometown. The town opted into Utah’s controversial RCV pilot program, but the experiment has not gone…

A “guinea pig.” That is what Sandy, Utah Mayor Monica Zoltanski said that “ranked-choice voting” (RCV) made of her hometown. The town opted into Utah’s controversial RCV pilot program, but the experiment has not gone well. The…