In the November 2010 election, eleven states elected people to federal or state office who were not nominees of either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. This is the largest number of such states since 1922, when there were fourteen such states.~ Ballot Access News
Our present winner-take-all, two major party dominated political system has experienced a deterioration in democracy. There are very suitable electoral reforms available, such as Instant Runoff Voting, re-districting reform and Proportional Representation. A vibrant democracy encourages good competition among a widely-representative group of candidates; electoral reforms such as ballot access reform and other improved third party competition are presently needed in some capacity in most states.
