electoral

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Consequently, the clause confers on Congress especially broad authority over state electoral systems and makes judicial second-guessing of legislation designed to ensure equal representation for all particularly improper.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Before entering electoral politics, Durazo was a longtime labor organizer and served as the first female leader of the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Yet when the 1896 presidential election pitted the soft-money populist, William Jennings Bryan, against William McKinley, the hard-money Republican, McKinley won the electoral majority, 271 to 176, and the popular vote, 51% to 46.7%, besides.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In the election, the SNP fell seven seats short of a majority at Holyrood where the electoral system means minority or coalition government is the norm.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

For several weeks it was not at all clear whether Jefferson would become the next abiding occupant, because the final tally of the electoral vote had produced a tie between him and Burr.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis