Citizens will go to the polls next Tuesday, May 9 to vote in the 2017 British Columbia General Election. Here we take a look at how the provincial electoral system works in BC and run our eye over the key candidates and parties. Continue reading
Last week we touched on some of the more common types of electoral fraud in what many would consider being highly democratic nations. Voter intimidation, the misuse of proxy voting and the creation of leading ballot papers are indeed troubling aspects of modern democracies. This week, however, we will be looking at some of the types of election fraud that break the power of democracy entirely.
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Election fraud is indeed one of the darker sides of democracy. Read on to learn more about some of the most common types of election fraud that you may encounter in your voting career.
Here you can learn about 5 slightly more unusual election terms that you may not have heard of. Many election terms date back centuries and have surprising beginnings, mostly in the form of animal references!
Here you can find everything you need to know about the Bulgarian Parliamentary election. In the run-up to the parliamentary election in Bulgaria, we go through the core aspects of the political system in Bulgaria, the political challenges the country faces, and the impact that this election could have on the EU’s poorest state.
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Cooperative elections provide a focus point for members to have a say in running their business. Indeed, elections are an integral aspect of cooperatives. Today we are taking a look at why cooperatives hold elections and for what positions.
During both the US Presidential Election and the Brexit referendum, social media analysis and classic opinion polls had significantly different forecasts regarding the outcome of these votes. As the results were published, the mistakes that traditional forecasts had made became a large point of discussion. This week we are taking a quick look at the development and impact that social media has had on electoral research. Continue reading
Here you can read all about the history of cooperatives, why they became a common business practice and some of the interesting stories behind their development in the 19th and 20th centuries. Read on to learn more!
The major US news networks that make up the National Election Pool have enjoyed a monopoly over the collection of exit polling data for almost three decades. However, the 2016 presidential election saw the emergence of some new, digitally minded individuals involved in exit polling. Continue reading
In our first blog series on cooperatives, we will introduce you to what they are and the different forms they take. Read on to learn more.
Many see the advent of social media as a boost for democracy. Information is now shared through cyberspace unfettered by government or media censorship, allowing people to participate freely in democratic discourse. However, when exit polls and twitter mix it can have negative consequences for democracy. Here’s why. Continue reading
Much like exit polls, opinion polls are surveys which ask members of the public certain questions relating to politics and elections. However, there are a number of key features which distinguish opinion polls from exit polls. Continue reading