Military-backed party leads in early election results in Myanmar

Myanmar's military-appointed election body has announced the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election.
WVXU

Is a country full of election skeptics actually ready for online voting?

Entrepreneur, political strategist and philanthropist Bradley Tusk argues his new online voting tech could revolutionize participation in American elections. Through his organization, the Mobile ...
The Economist

Our new model captures the lottery of Britain’s electoral system

Two extraordinary things happened in Downham Market at the general election last year. One is that Liz Truss lost the seat of South West Norfolk, the first former prime minister to be ousted since ...
Phys.org

Ranked choice voting outperforms winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician

American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation's founding. Chief among them is the "pick one" plurality voting ...
Wired

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Plan to Make Mobile Voting Happen

Joe Kiniry, a security expert specializing in elections, was attending an annual conference on voting technology in Washington, DC, when a woman approached him with an unusual offer. She said she ...
The New York Times

Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out.

Anchorage will experiment with internet voting in local elections, betting that its ease and security will win over voters even in an era of election conspiracy theories. Anchorage will experiment ...
WAVY-TV

Voters appear to side with keeping 10-1 voting system in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Voters in Virginia’s largest city appeared to have made their voices heard on how they want to elect members to City Council and School Board. With 100% of precincts ...
PBS

Maine rejects sweeping voter ID requirements while Texas passes amendment to enshrine ban on noncitizens voting

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine and Texas are the latest states to become involved in a nationwide Republican push to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight the exceedingly rare problem of noncitizen ...
The Boston Globe

N.H. municipalities required to provide accessible voting systems for people with disabilities

CONCORD, N.H. – As voters around the state head to the polls today for municipal elections, there are a few new laws that are in effect. Among them is a requirement that towns and cities provide an ...
Forbes

Using A Weighted Voting System for Equitable Estate Distribution

When an estate includes tangible personal property such as artwork, collectibles, or family heirlooms, dividing these items equally among several beneficiaries can be particularly challenging because ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Nearly eight years later, ranked choice voting still causing confusion among electorate

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Wearing a superhero costume, actor and filmmaker DezBaa’ emerged from the voting booth Friday afternoon after ...
NPR

We do everything else online. Why not vote?

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Move fast...and fix democracy? With low voter turnout, politicians are overly influenced by those with extreme views. Political strategist Bradley Tusk says online ...