Electoral Reform News

One or more Conservative MPs defect to Reform UK

5 or more Conservative MPs defect to Reform UK in a coordinated way

One or more Reform UK MPs defect to the Conservative Party

Strong electoral pact: in the general election, Reform UK and Conservatives run against each other in 100 or fewer constituencies

Weak electoral pact: in the general election, Reform UK and Conservatives run against each other in 500 or fewer constituencies

The leaders of Reform UK and the Conservative Party announce a merge of the parties

3 or more Reform UK MPs defect to the Conservative Party in a coordinated way

Very strong electoral pact: in the general election, Reform UK and Conservatives do not run against each other in any constituencies

Richard Tice defects to the Conservative Party

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Party lists [currently in use]

Single winner FPTP districts [currently in use]

Proportional balancing seats [currently in use]

Some form of parallel voting (where multiple electoral systems are used independent of each other) [currently in use]

Closed lists [currently in use]

FPTP voting for presidential elections [currently in use]

All the same components of the current system (i.e. no electoral change is passed)

Non-party list multi-winner districts

Single non transferable vote (1 vote per multiple seats)

Open lists

A rule prohibiting (or attempting to prohibit) parties from creating satellite parties

Any form of ranked voting used to elect the legislature or president

An increase in the portion of PR balancing seats prior to February 2019 or an increase in the maximum potential portion of balancing seats if a system is used where the number of balancing seats is allowed to vary

An increase in the portion of seats elected in parallel using party list PR prior to February 2019

Any non FPTP voting system for presidential elections

Any system with proportional balancing seats where the balancing seats are tied to the vote totals from the non proportional seats (ex. the mixed single vote system used in the 2019 Thailand election)

A runoff for presidential elections

A rated voting method (ex. approval voting) presidential elections

Any form of runoff used to elect the legislature or president

Single transferable vote (a form of ranked voting)

A ranked voting method (ex. instant runoff voting) for presidential elections

Any form of rated voting used to elect the legislature or president

Automatic Voter Registration Act

Redistricting Reform (independent commissions for redistricting)

Automatic Voter Registration

Early voting

Mail-in voting

Banning Super PACs

Election Day Reform (Holiday, or moving to a weekend)

Public Financing for Candidates

Campaign contribution limitations (individual or corporate)

National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC)

Campaign finance transparency (no dark money)

Ranked-Choice Voting

Approval Voting

Shortened Campaign Season (<=6 months for primary+general)

YES

YES

YES