A monthly digest of recent electoral news. This time, Liechtenstein, Kosovo, Niger and Haiti.
Category: Electoral law
Shifting sands in New Caledonia
The supporters of independence win a majority in the New Caledonia government for the first time. Change is on the way, although the underlying balance of power is not all that it might seem.
One more post about the electoral college
What would happen in the US if the electoral college was elected proportionally? The answer is rather interesting, but it's an unlikely avenue for reform.
Update on representation
A new paper revisits the question of the basis to use for drawing legislative districts in the US, with some interesting experimental results.
It all starts with Florida
The 2000 disputed election in Florida continues to cast a long shadow over the electoral process in the United States.
What happened yesterday?
Republican challenges to Joe Biden's electoral votes were rejected, but the logic behind them points to a view of the US constitution quite different from the orthodox one.
Election preview: Georgia Senate
Joe Biden's hopes of a sympathetic Congress come down to two runoff elections tomorrow in the state of Georgia. They both look too close to call.
Trump: the final days
The final act of the US presidential election puts vice-president Mike Pence in the spotlight, a place that he has tried hard to avoid.
Pre-Christmas election roundup
A final set of election updates for the year, with news from Ghana, Romania, Israel and Kashmir.
An electoral college recap
As the electoral college sets the seal on the US election result, it's important to lay to rest some myths and set out what the college actually does.