Here’s a little factual nugget that never fails to baffle: American voters do not directly elect the president. Yes, you read that correctly: The U.S. president is not chosen through a one-person, one ...

What is a “swing state” — a place like Michigan, Arizona or Pennsylvania that’s super important every four years to people running for president? And why do votes in those states seem to mean more ...

Electoral systems constitute the rules by which votes are translated into political representation. They range from majoritarian arrangements, where the candidate or party with the most votes wins a ...

Every four years, the United States prepares for a presidential election where citizens cast their votes for the next commander-in-chief. However, while every vote is significant, the outcome is ...

For more than 200 years the Electoral College has been the key factor in determining the results of the presidential races in America. But many Americans want the the president to be elected by the ...

Free and fair elections depend on secure, reliable and transparent voting systems that earn public trust. Democracies around the world grapple with concerns over election interference, outdated ...