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Category: Electoral law

Four presidents at risk: an EOFY election roundup

Our semi-regular election roundup, with news from Malawi, Iceland, Poland and France.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France, Scandinavia 4 Comments 26 June 20209 August 2022

Election preview: Mongolia

In yet another apparent case of democratic backsliding, Mongolia's parliamentary election will be an important one to watch.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Political issues 3 Comments 24 June 2020

Representation games in Australia

Victoria is to get an extra seat in the House of Representatives and Western Australia is to lose one. The difficult problem, however, is representation for the territories.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law 6 Comments 19 June 202026 January 2022

Poland tries again

Poland's delayed presidential election gets a new date, amid a government campaign to capitalise on homophobia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 2 Comments 15 June 2020

The pre-poll revolution, part II

The investigation of pre-poll voting turns to voter behavior. Is the method of voting sorting voters along party lines? Or is it perhaps influencing how they vote?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 4 Comments 10 June 2020

The pre-poll revolution, part I

Australia's pre-poll voting boom shows no signs of ending, creating headaches for electoral administrators. Should we, as Antony Green suggests, start counting pre-poll votes before the polls have closed for everyone else?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 7 Comments 1 June 202012 August 2020

Election preview: Suriname

Benjamin Netanyahu is not the only head of government struggling to stay out of jail. A momentous election is being held overnight in Suriname.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 2 Comments 25 May 2020

Poles don’t go to the polls

In the midst of the pandemic Poland holds a non-election overnight, following a rare backdown by its autocratic leader.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 2 Comments 11 May 2020

Six months out – a look at the pendulum

With six months to go until the US presidential election, it's worth having a look at the pendulum and thinking about where the candidates will need to direct their efforts.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, United States 11 Comments 4 May 20204 May 2020

Poland considers going postal

Poland is supposed to hold a presidential election next month. The ruling party is way ahead in the polls, but the health crisis has thrown a spanner in the works.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 1 Comment 27 April 2020

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