Electoral reform is change in electoral systems, including voting systems, to better align public policies with social preferences.

Evaluation

80,000 Hours rates electoral reform a "potential highest priority area": an issue that, if more thoroughly examined, could rank as a top global challenge.^[1]

Further reading

Quinn, Jameson (2018) A voting theory primer for rationalists, LessWrong, April 12.
An excellent introduction to voting theory.

Related entries

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Generations | Center for Election Science | improving institutional decision-making | longtermist institutional reform

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80,000 Hours (2022) Our current list of pressing world problems, 80,000 Hours.