Democracy commonly fails to deliver equality, and part of the reason for this lies in the institutional forms and electoral systems through which countries currently practice democracy. In addressing these problems, it is important to register how fragile is the link between democracy and that most fundamental expression of citizen equality, the equal right to vote. Many people think of democracy as a decision-making procedure rather than an ethical commitment. What difference, if any, asks Anne Phillips, does it make to proposals for institutional reform if there is not yet consensus on the principle of citizen equality?