The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters produces a wish list for electoral change, in which politics trumps principle for good or for ill.
Category: Electoral law
No joy for Trump in the courts
Attempts to overturn, or even dent, Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election continue to fail miserably.
A president on trial
Nicholas Sarkozy goes on trial in France, in a case that raises questions about how we treat ex-presidents and what we really think about political corruption.
OK, let’s talk about recounts
After losing a recount in Georgia and a lawsuit in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump's effort to deny his election loss is further than ever from reality.
Yes, they’re still counting
Figures are not yet final for the American presidential election, but we can already see a very distinctive lack of variability in the results.
The end of the Trump myth?
Donald Trump lost the presidency much the way he won it: as a typical Republican candidate facing a polarised electorate. But the myth of his special status dies hard.
Results roundup, part II
Finishing our roundup of world election results with Northern Cyprus, Queensland, Georgia and Ivory Coast.
Election preview: Georgia
It's not just Queensland: the transcaucasian nation of Georgia also goes to the polls tomorrow, with a reformed electoral system and a revitalised opposition.
Big win for the left in Bolivia
A surprise first-round victory in Bolivia is something of an embarrassment for both left and right. [Updates added with further counting.]
How good is proportional representation?
New Zealanders show that proportional representation doesn't mean you can't deliver clear results, as Jacinda Ardern's Labour government wins a landslide victory.
The World is Not Enough 