Philly Approves

08/13/2023

Pick-one election methods have deep flaws, the biggest of which is that the most popular candidates often lose those elections.

Everything wrong with our First Past the Post voting system, why it’s so unpopular and why we need Proportional Representation to .

04/17/2023

At the moment, there are NINE democratic candidates for the mayoral race in Philadelphia. Wouldn't it be nice if voters were able to express their opinion on each of them, in a really simple and clear way that wouldn't necessarily cost anything to implement?

Narrator: there is.

From experience to endorsements, a quick way to stay up to date with the race.

01/31/2023

An interesting take, asking folks to compare Approval, Ranked, and STAR voting.

Advocates of RCV, approval, and STAR voting have no reason to be at odds, and every reason to support each other's efforts.

11/29/2021

No voting system is flawless. But some are less democratic than others.

10/12/2021

09/28/2021

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida state Republican senator was charged Thursday with three criminal counts involving a sham candidate intended to siphon votes away from a Democratic incumbent.

09/28/2021

"Unlike plurality voting, [approval voting] overcomes vote splitting. Unlike top two, it is cheaper and requires only one ballot. Unlike ranked choice, it is simple, and the winning candidate will never have a lower approval rating than a losing candidate."

California should follow the science and amend its recall process to adopt approval...

09/27/2021

09/17/2021

There are many vicious cycles that bad democracy engenders. Here's one of them.