Voting Systems & Reforms

44+ min ago   (177+ words) Under the proposed system, the House of Representatives would have 41 members, with an approximate 60:40 split between electorate and party-list seats. The Commission’s model translates to 26 constituency MPs elected through first-past-the-post and 15 MPs through proportional representation, according to reporting on the…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (248+ words) The recommendation, contained in the Commission’s 2026 report, represents a major departure from the parliamentary and electoral framework established under the 2013 Constitution. The Commission said the existing framework was designed around a unicameral Parliament and Fiji’s single national constituency using proportional…...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (214+ words) Generation Public Health is a growing movement of people, organizations and communities working together to create the healthiest nation in one generation. APHA members can view legislative updates here. The American Public Health Association is more than a professional association....

7+ hour, 25+ min ago   (185+ words) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has dropped the state's lawsuit demanding a new U.S. Census that excludes non-citizens from the population count. The U.S. Constitution requires the census to count all 'persons' in the country, regardless of immigration status The Trump administration…...

13+ hour, 30+ min ago   (382+ words) Lord Kinnock and former home secretary Lord David Blunkett, both key mentors to the Prime Minister, are expected to support the law change in Parliament. The Labour grandee said the move was “increasingly justified and necessary” to strengthen democracy in…...

14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (950+ words) The Trump administration wants to remove race and ethnicity questions from the 2030 census, raising concerns about Native representation, funding and voting rights. Six years ago, as officials worked to get more Native people to complete the 2020 census, I wrote in…...

15+ hour, 24+ min ago   (394+ words) A national campaign for more accurate counting of Middle Eastern and North African residents has come to El Cajon. Under current U.S. Census Bureau rules, people who identify as coming from Middle Eastern or North African communities are counted as “White....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (815+ words) Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has urged Andy Burnham to introduce compulsory voting to prevent “distorted” election results as senior peers back proposed legislation that would make casting ballots a civic duty. Lord Kinnock and former home secretary Lord…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (815+ words) Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has urged Andy Burnham to introduce compulsory voting to prevent “distorted” election results as senior peers back proposed legislation that would make casting ballots a civic duty. Lord Kinnock and former home secretary Lord…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (641+ words) Compulsory voting is being proposed by senior Labour figures as a way to strengthen democracy. Lord Neil Kinnock, a former Labour leader, has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce mandatory voting, warning that declining turnout risks "distorted" election outcomes…...