A new paper revisits the question of the basis to use for drawing legislative districts in the US, with some interesting experimental results.
Category: Electoral law
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.
Optional preferences, yet again
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters produces a wish list for electoral change, in which politics trumps principle for good or for ill.
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.
The World is Not Enough 