electoral

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He called on an official canvass of votes by electoral authorities to determine the winner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

He said those included free and open media and "space and time for political parties to organise and prepare and position themselves to participate in those elections" as well as a new electoral council.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

“If you want people to be confident in your electoral system, a good first step is to build one that works properly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

Armenia's Investigative Committee said it had opened 59 criminal cases over alleged electoral violations -- including people casting multiple ballots -- and detained nine.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

That included Mr. Lincoln’s home state of Illinois; but to Jethro’s disappointment, it was not southern Illinois that gave the state’s electoral votes to the President.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt