Content Authored by Matthew Bugajski

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• Elections in India and Indonesia Highlight Differences Between Electoral Systems

  • Posted: April 29, 2014
  • Author(s): , Matthew Bugajski, Ben Petit, Kevin Werner
  • Categories: Asia and Oceania, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide

  India and Indonesia both held major elections this month. One country uses winner-take-all, the other proportional representation. That choice makes a difference.

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• Monopoly Politics Blog Series: Hardening Partisanship in State Legislatures

  • Posted: April 23, 2014
  • Author(s): Matthew Bugajski, Devin McCarthy
  • Categories: Congressional Elections, Home

  State legislatures around the country face the same growing problems of partisanship and polarization as the House of Representatives.

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• Italy's Renzi Pledges to Reform Electoral Law

  • Posted: March 11, 2014
  • Author(s): Matthew Bugajski

  Italy's new Prime Minister has promised changes, but are they in the interest of improving Italian democracy?

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• Upcoming Election in India May Signal Electoral Change

  • Posted: February 13, 2014
  • Author(s): Matthew Bugajski
  • Categories: Asia and Oceania, Home, International Elections, Elections Worldwide

  There’s an exciting national election coming up this year in India, but the nation's electoral system may not be suited to handle it.

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• New Constitutions Provide Opportunity for Electoral Change in Egypt, Tunisia

  • Posted: January 21, 2014
  • Author(s): Matthew Bugajski
  • Categories: Middle East and Africa, International Elections, Home, Elections Worldwide

  Egyptian voters approved a new constitution last week, and Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly is on the verge of passing a new constitution as well. What does that mean for elections in the two fledgling democracies?

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• Arkansas Voter ID Law Struck Down

  • Posted: April 29, 2014
  • Author(s): Matthew Bugajski
  • Categories: Right to Vote Amendment, Home, Universal Voter Registration, Voting Rights

  An explicit right to vote in the U.S. Constitution would prevent future debates over voter ID law.

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