Misleading Name for a Misleading System

“First Past the Post” is a lousy misleading name for a lousy misleading system. Under “first past the post” it is very rare for anyone to reach the “winning post”, so it should be better called something like “Best Failure” or “Least Worst Failure”.

Ironically,

Individual Registration

The Electoral Reform Society today (10 June 2014) highlights

The introduction of online registration is part of the launch of Individual Electoral Registration (IER).  This is an important reform that assigns our Victorian household registration system to the dustbin of history.

They say:

“If the transition to the new system is not managed well, and resources are not targeted at those most likely not to register, then millions of citizens will go missing from our democracy.”

But