Research suggests that constituents in single-member districts are not more likely to feel that their representatives care about their views than those in multi-member districts.
September 11, 2023
A contingent election is what happens if no one wins 270 electoral votes. The House selects a president & the Senate selects a vice president
August 22, 2023
Weakened political parties are contributing to democratic backsliding in the United States, but research shows that we need healthy political parties fulfilling critical functions to make our democrac
July 11, 2023
A new report from APSA finds broken political parties at the core of democracy crisis — fixing the broken party system must be a top priority.
July 11, 2023
There's a law on the books that makes gerrymandering much easier than it would otherwise be.
May 7, 2023
Replacing winner-take-all elections with a proportional system of representation could curb gerrymandering; increase the share of competitive congressional seats; and expand representation.
March 28, 2023
A right-wing minority has outsized power in the House today. With proportional representation, that problem would be much less likely.
January 19, 2023
Today, the Moderate Party and three centrist voters filed a brief in the N.J. Appellate Division explaining why state laws prohibiting fusion voting violate the New Jersey Constitution.
December 2, 2022
Every election, I’m barred from honestly expressing my views at the ballot box.
December 1, 2022
On November 15th, Fix Our House, New America, and Protect Democracy hosted a discussion about the collapse of competitive elections in our democracy and pathways for reform.
November 15, 2022