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May 2015, as the British election produces calls to change the system, the first-past-the-post/winner-take-all system | May 2015, as the British election produces calls to change the system, the first-past-the-post/winner-take-all system | ||
This electoral system, brought to the US from the British Empire, is feeling 'its age' -- and | |||
is no longer a popular electoral voting system around the advanced industrial democracies | |||
Revision as of 14:32, 7 May 2015
- Election Reform
It's time for Proportional Representation
Preference Voting...
(Time to move past the dated "First-Past-the-Post" and "Winner-Take-All" electoral systems)
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- Election Reform in the UK
May 2015, as the British election produces calls to change the system, the first-past-the-post/winner-take-all system
This electoral system, brought to the US from the British Empire, is feeling 'its age' -- and
is no longer a popular electoral voting system around the advanced industrial democracies
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- Why Is Election Reform Needed in the US?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_reform_in_the_United_States
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2010/11/02/127962/three-electoral-reforms-improve/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-silver/democracy-reform_b_2909150.html
http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Electoral_System_Reform
http://www.salon.com/2015/03/22/5_signs_america_is_devolving_into_a_plutocracy_partner/
http://billmoyers.com/2015/05/01/political-reporters-refuse-show-us-money/
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