election

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The party expects to elect one MSP for the North East region at the Scottish election in May - meaning the lead candidate is likely to secure a place at Holyrood.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Palm Beach County voter records show the president voted by mail in a Tuesday special election for state legislative seats and that his ballot has been counted.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Ballots were cast at polling places and immediately collected by election officials.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In February Torfaen Reform councillor Jason O'Connell, who has since been named as the party's number one candidate in Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr for the Senedd election, described the party's vetting process as "brutal" and "intrusive".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Geneva Accords called for a national election in 1956.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin