# Common Ground Democracy

Improving elections to maximize consent of the governed

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## [“Survivor”-style voting](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/survivor-style-voting)

_2026-07-16 · Edward B. Foley_

The TV show uses a worthwhile procedure that could combat polarization.

## [How Consensus Choice Voting Could Strengthen U.S. Democracy](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/how-consensus-choice-voting-could)

_2026-04-21 · Edward B. Foley_

Current Senate races in Texas and Louisiana vividly illustrate this point.

## [Ohio Bill to Enact Top-3 Direct “Consensus Choice” Voting](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/ohio-bill-to-enact-top-3-direct-consensus)

_2026-04-13 · Edward B. Foley_

First-of-its-kind legislation introduced by State Senator Louis W. Blessing III

## [Only electoral reform, not the Supreme Court, can protect against an American Caesar](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/only-electoral-reform-not-the-supreme)

_2026-01-22 · Edward B. Foley_

The need to focus on the correct remedy for the current ailment

## [More about "Why is American democracy in such peril?"](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/more-about-why-is-american-democracy)

_2025-11-19 · Edward B. Foley_

A video "fireside chat" at Ohio State University on the topic

## [A Milestone for Improving America's Elections](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/a-milestone-for-improving-americas)

_2025-11-18 · Edward B. Foley_

Joe Manchin embraces "Consensus Choice Voting"

## [Educating Citizens on the Complexities of Democracy](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/educating-citizens-on-the-complexities)

_2025-10-15 · Edward B. Foley_

Civics education needs to include instruction on the mathematics and philosophy of how an electorate chooses a winner when there are three or more candidates.

## ["America’s Election Expert Finds Answers Down Under"](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/americas-election-expert-finds-answers)

_2025-10-13 · Edward B. Foley_

An episode of an Australian podcast

## [Blame the Senate (and its electoral procedures) for the Comey indictment](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/blame-the-senate-and-its-electoral)

_2025-09-28 · Edward B. Foley_

American wouldn't have a dangerously autocratic president if the Senate had exercised its constitutional responsibility.

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## [What America Can Learn from Australia](https://edwardbfoley.substack.com/p/what-america-can-learn-from-australia)

_2025-08-28 · Edward B. Foley_

An Australian scholar's work points the way to counteracting polarization.