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Votes were still being counted Wednesday, but preliminary results from Tuesday’s primary had Measure TT falling short of the majority needed for passage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Votes that Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins has missed in her nearly 30 years in the Senate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Votes from viewers in non-participating countries are combined into a single bloc known as the "rest of the world" vote.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Votes are finalised later in the meeting, though it is unusual for them to be revised.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

The first of these campaigns was the First Transvaal and Orange Free State Peoples Assembly for Votes for All, a campaign for the extension of the franchise to all black South Africans.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela