American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation's founding. Chief among them is the "pick one" plurality voting ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ismar Volić, Wellesley College; Andy Schultz, Wellesley College, and David McCune, ...

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Anchorage will experiment with internet voting in local elections, betting that its ease and security will win over voters even in an era of election conspiracy theories. Anchorage will experiment ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official ...

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Voters in Virginia’s largest city appeared to have made their voices heard on how they want to elect members to City Council and School Board. With 100% of precincts ...

As evidence, the White House said California’s system of sending mail ballots to all voters is "ripe for fraud." A spokesperson pointed to one case of a woman charged with voter fraud. In its ...

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