Electoral Reform

Jordan: Another perspective – or two - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Jordan: Another perspective – or twoScoop.co.nz (press release)Over 60% of Jordan's population is of Palestinian origin, and the issue of Palestinians and electoral reform is a sensitive one, given that Jordan is the only country in the region to have given citizenship to a sizeable number of Palestinian refugees, ...

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It's Time for a "Canadian Citizens' Initiative Act" - Vancouver Sun (blog)

It's Time for a "Canadian Citizens' Initiative Act"Vancouver Sun (blog)Initiative petitions have been issued on a wide-variety of topics, ranging from bear hunting bans to electoral reform. The only successful initiative petitioning effort to date concerned the deeply unpopular British Columbia Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).

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An essential guide to electoral reform | openDemocracy

The Politics of Electoral Reform: Changing the rules of democracy, by Alan Renwick, Cambridge University Press, February 2010. Many liberal democracies change their electoral systems rarely, but a few do it all the time. ...
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Patrick Dunleavy

David Owen: I support a PR system, but I will be voting 'no' in the AV referendum - Independent

David Owen: I support a PR system, but I will be voting 'no' in the AV referendumIndependentI have been a long-standing supporter of proportional representation and joined the Electoral Reform Society in 1985, determinedly campaigning for proportional representation for more than two decades.

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Reform, but later - Hamilton Spectator

Reform, but laterHamilton SpectatorSpecifically, his party is proposing a national referendum and the creation of a committee to look at electoral reform. Electoral or Senate reform aren't new ideas. Some provinces, including this one, have tackled electoral reform in response to calls ...and more »

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Reform UK Politics Now: Golden Rule - a school or college morality ...

Electoral reform however is more than PR it needs a UK equivalent of US 'primaries' and MPs who continuously re-new their mandate via ongoing dialogue with local politicians, business people and the constituents generally. ...
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Roger (Dr Roger Prentice)

We will continue to campaign for PR - The Guardian

We will continue to campaign for PRThe GuardianWe attempted in the House of Lords to have a third choice of proportional representation put in front of the British people in the forthcoming referendum on electoral reform. We failed because of the refusal of the two political forces that now totally ...and more »

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Why Are We Still Squabbling About Electoral Reform? : Politics, Re ...

Why are we still squabbling about electoral reform when a majority of Canadians already want it? Political parties often have several ballots to come up with a leader who has more than 50% support from members/delegates/whoever. ...
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Stephen Elliott-Buckley

Khama slams African leaders subverting elections - The Bostwana Gazette

Khama slams African leaders subverting electionsThe Bostwana GazetteHe was speaking at the official opening of the GEO conference which is expected to address a myriad of issues related to conduct of elections and its role within the democratic framework, such as electoral reform, elections and conflict and the ...

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