How do American Elections work?
Party Primaries and Caucuses
Party Conventions
Election Day and the Electoral College
What is wrong with the system?
Problems With the Electoral College
Faithless Electors
How can the system work better?
Switch to a Popular Vote
Change the Distribution of Electors
Instant-Runoff Voting
What Should We Do About It?
Instant-Runoff Voting
Instant-runoff voting is a much more practical implementation of the popular vote, and it’s already being used on a local level in some American cities. It’s also used to elect the president of Ireland, and most public officials in Australia. Click below to learn more about it.