Content Authored by Anthony Ramicone

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• Innovative Analysis: The World Cup of Democracy

  • Posted: July 9, 2014
  • Author(s): Andrew Douglas, Anthony Ramicone
  • Categories: Europe, FairVote Reformer E-Newsletters, Reforms, Research & Analysis, Voting Rights

  FairVote regularly publishes Innovative Analysis, an in depth look into what we’ve been researching. The FIFA World Cup is in its final week in Brazil. And while that tournament will eventually crown the best national soccer team in the world, we wondered what it would look like if it was crowning the healthiest electoral democracy in the world. With that in mind, we decided to put together an index that compares electoral health across countries and then apply it to this year’s World Cup.

   

   

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• World Cup of Democracy Goes to the Netherlands

  • Posted: July 8, 2014
  • Author(s): Nicholas Golden, Bogdan Popescu, Anthony Ramicone
  • Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, International Elections, Voter Turnout, Elections Worldwide

  While the FIFA World Cup will decide the best soccer team in the world, the World Cup of Democracy will decide the best democracy in the world. See how the tournament played out after the jump.

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• Fix the Top Two Primary: Admirable Goals Don’t Justify Indefensible Outcomes

  • Posted: June 11, 2014
  • Author(s): Anthony Ramicone, Rob Richie, Drew Spencer
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Congressional Elections, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation

  California on June 3rd held its primary elections, which are conducted using a "top two" format. In this analysis, we assess the impact of top two and provide a solution for a way forward.

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• Unorthodox Results in Iowa Primaries Make the Case for Ranked Choice Voting

  • Posted: June 5, 2014
  • Author(s): Anthony Ramicone
  • Categories: Ranked Choice Voting, Congressional Elections, Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Home

  Iowa's primaries created distorted outcomes that show exactly why states need to consider ranked choice voting. 

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• Mixed Results for Women in Most Recent Round of Primaries

  • Posted: May 22, 2014
  • Author(s): Anthony Ramicone
  • Categories: Congressional Elections, Home

  The most recent cluster of primaries had a host of female candidates. See who won and who lost – and what it likely means for changes in the Parity Index.

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• Indian Election Results In BJP Victory, Disproportionality

  • Posted: May 21, 2014
  • Author(s): Anthony Ramicone
  • Categories: Asia and Oceania, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide

  In India's election of the 16th Lok Sabha, the BJP appeared to win a landslide victory, winning a majority of seats. In reality, India's winner-take-all system generated significant disproportionality, artificially inflating BJP's mandate.

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• South African Election Brings Another ANC Victory with Reservations

  • Posted: May 20, 2014
  • Author(s): Anthony Ramicone
  • Categories: Middle East and Africa, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide

  South Africa's fifth general election since the end of the apartheid era brought another victory for the ruling ANC, but their support has been wavering. The proportional representation system, originally advocated by Mandela, has brought proportional outcomes to South African elections.

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