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August electoral roundup

A regular feature: this month, news from Kenya, Kuwait, Senegal and Canada, plus an update on a Washington story.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Middle East, North America (ex-US), Party matters, United States, War and peace 2 Comments 18 August 2022

Democracy in Alaska

Alaskan voters are trying out a new voting system, which among other things offers them the opportunity to return Sarah Palin to the limelight.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, Personalities, United States 4 Comments 16 August 20223 September 2022

Kansas votes for choice

A shock defeat for an anti-abortion initiative in Kansas gives hope to Democrats facing an otherwise bleak political landscape.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Political issues, Referenda, United States 1 Comment 4 August 20224 August 2022

Brazil two months out

With two months until Brazil's presidential election, the controversial incumbent could by laying the foundations for a Trump-style attempt at subversion.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America, United States 2 Comments 2 August 2022

Lessons for Taiwan

A planned visit by Nancy Pelosi has again raised the question of Taiwan's future, and of what lessons can be learned from the invasion of Ukraine.

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Fixing American elections, revisited

Reform of the US Electoral Count Act has advanced on the agenda, but progress is by no means assured.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 28 July 2022

Trump and the Tea Party

Donald Trump's obsession with his election loss is not just personal; it draws on demons in the Republican Party's soul.

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Charles Richardson Party matters, Political issues, United States Leave a comment 25 July 2022

Gerrymanders for all

The US supreme court may have another controversial decision up its sleeve for later this year, making it even harder to stop elections being manipulated.

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Gorsuch goes rogue again

At the end of a controversial term, a US supreme court decision shows unusual acrimony within the conservative camp.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Personalities, Political issues, United States Leave a comment 4 July 20229 February 2023

America battles over choice

The US supreme court's decision to overturn its precedents on abortion has thrown the issue into the political arena as never before. The search for a compromise is unlikely to succeed.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Party matters, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 28 June 2022

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