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UK’s new prime minister Andy Burnham — advocate for proportional representation
[DemocracySOS welcomes as a guest contributor Grant Tudor, who is a policy advocate for Protect Democracy where he develops and advocates for a range of reform...
Rumblings for Pro Rep in Québec
[DemocracySOS welcomes back Canadian political scientist Henry Milner as a guest contributor. Professor Milner has been on the faculty of Vanier College in Montreal and at Umeå University in Sweden, and has been a visiting professor or rese...
Which Proportional Voting System Best Fits America’s Constraints?
[Transforming America’s toxic, antiquated “winner take all” electoral system to some type of a proportional representation (PR) method has long been discussed, and in recent years has gained some momentum among a relatively small (but growi...
Shaky political "science": breakdown of the peer review process
Victor Frankenstein, political “scientist”
[This article is the latest in our “Shaky Political Science” series. In our 38 page report, “Shaky political ‘science’ misses mark on ranked choice voting,” released in December 2025, we examined...
Game of ‘Survivor’ in Maine Democrats’ Senate nominating convention
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Chief editor & contributor @DemocracySOS, author of 7 books incl 10 Steps to Repair US Democracy, Fixing Elections & Europe's Promise.FairVote (co-founder, fmr asst dir) New America, CHT, WZB, articles/intvus NYTimes, WAPost, Wall St Jrnl, CNN, CSpan
ED at Sightline Institute, Cascadia's think tank.
Former politician and election reform policy analyst, since turned democratic lottery advocate.
My recent book: PARTICIPANT OBSERVER: AN UNCONVENTIONAL LIFE IN POLITICS AND ACADEMIA includes two chapters on my efforts to bring proportional voting to Quebec and Canada https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000201036289
Grant Tudor is a policy advocate with Protect Democracy, where he develops and advocates for a range of reforms to shore up our democratic institutions.
Expand Democracy seeks to catalyze and support action by organizations and elected officials in support of electoral reform solutions. We support existing reform efforts and draw attention to ways of advancing new ideas and strategies.
Rob Richie leads Expand Democracy. As head of FairVote, he created the partisan voting index, designed Alaska’s Top Four system, and advanced the Fair Representation Act, National Popular Vote, automatic voter registration, and ranked choice voting.
Political commentator, author of "Divided and Conquered: How to Fix our Divisive Political System," and volunteer for CalRCV.org promoting ranked choice voting.
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