Election Reform

• Democrat bill overhauling U.S. election law blocked by GOP in Senate vote

  The bill, known as the For the People Act, would touch on virtually every aspect of how elections are conducted.

  World

  Jun 22, 2021
  
• Blood Tribe members call for election reform

  Some are calling for changes to be made to how Blood Tribe elections are administered after criticism emerged in the wake of a vote last fall.

  Politics

  Feb 26, 2021
  
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• Report highlights success of ranked ballots — scrapped by Ford government — in London, Ont.

  A report published from the Centre for Urban Policy and Local Governance at Western University suggests that London's ranked ballot election in 2018 was a success.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2020
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• Bill Kelly: Election reform is coming, and it’s about time

  First past the post isn't going away any time soon, but because of COVID-19, the way in which we vote is going to have to change, Bill Kelly says.

  Commentary

  Aug 28, 2020
• Bill Kelly: Yet another attempt at election reform proposed for Ontario

  Ontario's chief electoral officer says weekend or holiday voting would provide easier access to polling stations at schools. Bill Kelly isn't sure why that's needed.

  Commentary

  Apr 23, 2019
• Justin Trudeau to welcome amendments from opposition to proposed voting reforms

  Andrew Scheer questioned Trudeau's sincerity, asserting that the prime minister "ordered" Elections Canada to implement the changes in the bill, introduced earlier this month, before it had received "one word of debate or one vote."

  May 22, 2018
• London to vote by ranked ballot in next municipal election

  London voters will be the first in Canada to pick three candidates for council seats, when they cast ballots during the 2018 municipal election.

  Canada

  May 1, 2017
• What you need to know about proportional representation

  An all-party committee is recommending the federal government look into proportional representation. Here's what that might look like.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2016
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• 5 things to know about Conservative election reforms as Mayrand takes the stand

  Canada's chief electoral officer is scheduled to go before a House of Commons committee Thursday to testify on the government's sweeping proposals on election reform.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2014