electoral

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So Britain’s local elections generally are expressions of voters’ mood rather than manifestations of an electoral mandate for this policy or that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

OTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has secured a majority government, cementing his hold on power after electoral victories Monday night and defections to his Liberal Party caucus over the past six months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Voters who experienced problems in Lima and at polling stations abroad - such as in Orlando, Florida and Paterson, New Jersey - will be able to cast their ballots on Monday, the electoral authorities ruled.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The head of Benin's electoral commission, Sacca Lafia, said the election had passed off peacefully, although an electoral monitoring platform set up by civil society groups reported around one hundred incident "alerts".

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The babble of news anchors with their interactive electoral maps always jangled my nerves.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama