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Go Weapons Hot"Elections Canada says it is switching to a write-in ballot for next month's byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot due to the record number of candidates running in the riding. <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservative</a> Leader Pierre <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Poilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poilievre</a> — one of those candidates — is calling for restrictions on how candidates can sign up. The Longest <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Ballot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ballot</a> Committee's Mark Moutter tells Power & Politics how the group’s efforts are highlighting the need for <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/electoralreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electoralreform</a>."<a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#parliament</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6847920" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6847920</a>

Dave VolekQuashing Electoral ReformWhen it comes to reforming our democracies, the public has an uncanny ability to go against their self-interest. If we are to put in the years of effort to make changes, let's make some good changes: <a href="https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=85" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=85</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tiereddemocraticgovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tiereddemocraticgovernance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electoralreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electoralreform</a>

Alan McConchieThe Fair Representation Act has been reintroduced in Congress by <a href="https://mas.to/@RepDonBeyer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@RepDonBeyer</a>. It would stop <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gerrymandering</a>, make every congressional district competitive, and implement <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> in U.S. House & Senate elections. Learn more about the <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/FairRepAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FairRepAct</a> here: <a href="https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/fair-representation-act/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/fair-representation-act/</a>Link to full text: <a href="https://beyer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=8604" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://beyer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=8604</a>Also, ask your member of congress to support the bill: <a href="https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairRepAct2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/FairRepAct2025/</a><a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresentation</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspolitics</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCV</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#congress</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a>

Amgine<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Offbeatmammal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Offbeatmammal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@monkeyben" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@monkeyben</a> I am becoming more impressed with <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Aus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aus</a>, and more disappointed with <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZ</a>, the more closely I watch. Clearly <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>’s <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a> is having the intended effects, but the govt is also under targeted pressure from the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/bazillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bazillionaires</a>.Likely the rich will win.It’s what happened in NZ.

Alan McConchieJust came across this adorable video that clearly explains how the new multi-winner <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> system works in <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Portland</a>, Oregon.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iZLW8FzUxQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iZLW8FzUxQ</a><a href="https://subdued.social/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCV</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/PDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PDX</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/PortlandOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortlandOR</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cascadia</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresentation</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/SingleTransferableVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SingleTransferableVote</a> <a href="https://subdued.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oregon</a>

KB“When will Labour have the guts to fix it?”Never.Because while FPTP means they can spend years out of power, they like the other side of the coin, by which they can spend years in total power. Just like the Tories.And I doubt Fartage will scare them into PR.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/22/britain-electoral-system-tories-labour-first-past-the-post" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/22/britain-electoral-system-tories-labour-first-past-the-post</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Labour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FirstPastThePost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstPastThePost</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresentation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FPTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FPTP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PR</a>

The Rage XPatriarch Rai Calls for Electoral Reform to Preserve Lebanon’s UnityPatriarch Rai urges abolishing Article 112 to ensure full diaspora voting rights, stressing unity amid Lebanon’s crisis. Slug: patriarch-rai-electoral-law-reform-lebanon Hashtags: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lebanon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PatriarchRai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatriarchRai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaintCharbel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaintCharbel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Unity</a> Follow our coverage: @rageintel<a href="https://ragex.co/patriarch-rai-calls-for-electoral-reform-to-preserve-lebanons-unity/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ragex.co/patriarch-rai-calls-for-electoral-reform-to-preserve-lebanons-unity/</a>

LM LittleProportional representation is an antidote to national disunity <a href="https://nwt.social/@Jeremy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Jeremy</a> . <a href="https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-proportional-representation-is-an-antidote-to-national-disunity?taid=687bca6a01c6900001cfb5e7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-proportional-representation-is-an-antidote-to-national-disunity?taid=687bca6a01c6900001cfb5e7</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electoralReform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#proportionalRepresentation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a>

Ollie 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦First Past The Post voting has had its day.Elections should grant everyone a vote that matters, but ours deprive most of us of a representative of our choosing.With 5 parties polling strongly, our voting system is delivering chaos and turning elections into a lottery - where few people get what they want. It simply can't cope with the multi-party politics we have in the UK.<a href="https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/2025-les-pr" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/2025-les-pr</a><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKpol</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/FPTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FPTP</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ProportionalRepresenation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProportionalRepresenation</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/UnlockDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnlockDemocracy</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/MakeVotesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MakeVotesMatter</a>

Opinion | The Guardian USCrypto donations could entirely corrupt British politics. Labour must act quickly | Liam Byrne <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/18/cryptocurrency-donations-british-politics-labour-elections-bill" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/18/cryptocurrency-donations-british-politics-labour-elections-bill</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Cryptocurrencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cryptocurrencies</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Electoralreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electoralreform</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Partyfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Partyfunding</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Worldnews</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKnews</a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Russia</a>

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Prof LutzDavid décerne le prix "On s'est encore fait avoir" à Carney 😑 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHvrDGHbYcA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHvrDGHbYcA</a><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/CanadaPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CanadaPol</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/RankChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankChoiceVoting</a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a>

LM Little<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a>'s long history of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electoralReform</a> promises and lying Liberals, <a href="https://nwt.social/@Jeremy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Jeremy</a>. <a href="https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/hennessys-index-proportional-representation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/hennessys-index-proportional-representation/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#proportionalRepresentation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a>

Sieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹Speak in front of the committee on <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a> ✅

Janet FraserThis piece articulates the advantages of ranked choice voting (one kind of proportional representation) far more clearly than I could."But while RCV might be strictly non-partisan, it is decidedly pro-voter – and almost always produces a more positive, issue-focused campaign that looks to drive up turnout and appeal to as many people as possible. A ranked-choice campaign rewards engagement and encourages coalitions; it’s a race where instead of tearing down opponents, candidates point out areas of agreement and ask to be a voter’s second choice.Voters love RCV and find it easy to use. According to a new SurveyUSA poll of New York voters, 96% said their ballot was easy to fill out. More than three-quarters of voters want to keep or expand RCV. And 82% said they had taken advantage of RCV and ranked at least two candidates. (These numbers are similar across RCV elections, and a powerful rejoinder to critics who insist, despite evidence to the contrary, that it’s too confusing.)"<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/electoralreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electoralreform</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/fairvotecanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fairvotecanada</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/rankedchoicevoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rankedchoicevoting</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#voting</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/06/new-york-ranked-choice-voting?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/06/new-york-ranked-choice-voting?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a>

terryflynnWe could do a better job than first-past-the-post in engaging people with best- worst voting: a minor change. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/meetup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meetup</a>

LM Little"If this is the outcome of strategic voting, then the strategy is bankrupt." Totally! <a href="https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/carney-promised-resistance-and-delivered-retreat" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/carney-promised-resistance-and-delivered-retreat</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electoralReform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorporateCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CorporateCorruption</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverTrustLiberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeverTrustLiberals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeverVoteConservative</a>

LM Little<a href="https://mstdn.social/@caitp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@caitp</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@AlisonCreekside" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AlisonCreekside</a>💯 Always vote and always vote for your values. And try to step up and mobilize with Fair Vote Canada for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electoralReform</a>

Police State UK"While the latest YouGov poll may show Reform achieving 42% of UK seats, the proportion of people in the UK who actually support them, according to that same poll, is only 26%. What we should be taking from the latest data is the headline “three-quarters of UK voters don’t want Nigel <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Farage</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reform</a>”. Only one in four people want them in government. When you think about it like this, the ridiculousness of the current system is laid bare."<a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/PR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a><a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1142772/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/1142772/</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayIf you reading this you likely already think that what we need is electoral reform... but Will Hayward makes the point well:Electoral reform is' the single biggest change [Starmer] can make as prime minister that will stop the hard right seizing power. Will he have the courage to do away with a system that gave his own party 63% of the seats on just 34% of the vote? I doubt it. But if he is serious about putting country over party, he must'!<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralReform</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1142772/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/1142772/</a>

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