Jack Santucci

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Political scientist
Websitehttps://www.jacksantucci.com
Why Alaskan RCV might survive

It has been fascinating to watch the evolving count of votes in Alaska Measure 2. This would replace

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Why do we use the term “winner-take-all”? Here is an institutionalist answer. https://www.voteguy.com/2024/02/07/origins-of-the-term-winner-take-all/
Origins of the term “winner-take-all”

An institutionalist perspective on intellectual history

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For me, "voting system" implies the wrong question

I recently expressed frustration with something I called "voting-system-speak." This is my attempt t

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Wrote this to help students get started on papers.
https://www.voteguy.com/2023/09/28/tips-for-getting-started-on-papers/
Tips for getting started on papers

1. Start a blank Note (iPhone), Google Doc, or whatever. Call it whatever you plan to title your pap

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Los Angeles, 1913: STV or OLPR?

Los Angeles Times op-ed (March 1913) opposing party-list proportional representation because "it is

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Please have a look at my article on the US party-list debate. It’s part of an excellent symposium on PR for the US. This is intended as a teaching piece, not advocacy. Writing it for non-specialists took a lot of time last summer. Thanks! https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/70/avoiding-the-pr-mistakes-of-the-past
Avoiding the PR Mistakes of the Past

America is having a reform moment. According to Pew Research, hundreds of jurisdictions are adopting or considering “alternative” electoral systems. Several began doing so only in the past few years. There are many reasons for this, but two big ideas stick out. One is the belief that we need more pa

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“What do we know about historic use of IRV in nominating primaries?”

Not a lot. Here’s what I’ve got.

https://www.voteguy.com/2023/09/06/what-do-we-know-about-historic-use-of-irv-in-nominating-primaries/

What do we know about historic use of IRV in nominating primaries?

Alan Ware (2002, p. 231) writes the following. His book covered the politics of nominating primaries

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I just bought a chalk holder.

Anyway… any idea when PPTs/slides took off as teaching tools? I remember seeing less of it in undergrad (2001-5).

https://www.tallyroom.com.au/52613 with @benraue. We talk STV in the US and Australia. Nerd alert!
Podcast #99: History of STV in the USA

Ben is joined by American political scientist Jack Santucci to discuss the history of the single transferable vote electoral system and its implementation in numerous American cities in the early 2…

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Recorded this last summer. We get into voting rights and the variety of ballot-type reforms. Big thanks to Jenna and the McCourtney Institute at Penn State. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/democracy-works/id1358363335?i=1000614846886
‎Democracy Works: Democracy needs serious people on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Democracy Works, Ep Democracy needs serious people - May 29, 2023

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