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Category: Electoral law

February election roundup

A monthly digest of recent electoral news. This time, Liechtenstein, Kosovo, Niger and Haiti.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Latin America, North America (ex-US) 4 Comments 23 February 20212 March 2021

Shifting sands in New Caledonia

The supporters of independence win a majority in the New Caledonia government for the first time. Change is on the way, although the underlying balance of power is not all that it might seem.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 19 February 2021

One more post about the electoral college

What would happen in the US if the electoral college was elected proportionally? The answer is rather interesting, but it's an unlikely avenue for reform.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, United States 2 Comments 18 February 202126 January 2022

Update on representation

A new paper revisits the question of the basis to use for drawing legislative districts in the US, with some interesting experimental results.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Electoral law, United States Leave a comment 15 February 2021

It all starts with Florida

The 2000 disputed election in Florida continues to cast a long shadow over the electoral process in the United States.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Media, Political issues, United States 9 Comments 11 January 202111 January 2021

What happened yesterday?

Republican challenges to Joe Biden's electoral votes were rejected, but the logic behind them points to a view of the US constitution quite different from the orthodox one.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, United States 3 Comments 8 January 202126 January 2022

Election preview: Georgia Senate

Joe Biden's hopes of a sympathetic Congress come down to two runoff elections tomorrow in the state of Georgia. They both look too close to call.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 5 Comments 5 January 202118 January 2021

Trump: the final days

The final act of the US presidential election puts vice-president Mike Pence in the spotlight, a place that he has tried hard to avoid.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 4 Comments 30 December 20202 January 2021

Pre-Christmas election roundup

A final set of election updates for the year, with news from Ghana, Romania, Israel and Kashmir.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Central and South Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 1 Comment 24 December 2020

An electoral college recap

As the electoral college sets the seal on the US election result, it's important to lay to rest some myths and set out what the college actually does.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, United States 6 Comments 15 December 202025 July 2024

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