Bei der Wahl zum Europäischen Parlament am 25. Mai 2014 treten die Parteien zum ersten Mal mit Spitzenkandidaten an … reasons. The direct elections for the European Parliament, although not denying deficits of democratic legitimacy and …

regional districts for elections to the European Parliament. Analysis of the 2001, 2004 and 2008 Senate elections suggests that … reforms. Examining the 2004 and 2009 European Parliament elections, we find that the change to eight regional districts had an … adverse effect on the election of female MEPs, primarily because fewer women headed the regional party lists. Party …

In this article, we present a forecast of the 2010 midterm House election based on information available in early July … will become available leading up to Election Day.Our forecast, based on information gathered in early July 2010, is a …

Requiring voting machines to produce a voter-verifiable paper record (VVPR) has been the most prominent election reform … political cultures, election reform activists, and professionalized legislatures controlled by Democratic majorities …

system. We apply the method to the Finnish proportional open list system. Being elected to parliament increases annual …

In European Parliament elections turnout rates, traditionally lower than in national parliamentary elections, decrease …

. Federal Election Commission , has led to nonprofit organizations with anonymous donors spending on advertisements targeting … candidates. I study the effects of this “dark money” 501(c)(4) nonprofit spending on election outcomes in US Congressional House … elections. Since 501(c)(4)s are not legally required to disclose spending to the Federal Election Commission, I use advertising …