electorate
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The cost of holding by-elections varies according to the size of the electorate, the number of polling stations needed, the cost of sending out postal votes and polling cards and staffing.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Fewer than 15% of Los Angeles city voters are registered Republicans, and the electorate last chose a GOP mayor in 1997.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But with the electorate in a dour mood and reeling from rocketing gas prices, some speculate voters’ willingness to tax themselves may be dwindling as ballots arrive for the June 2 primary election.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
About one in five members of the Scottish electorate are registered for a postal vote, meaning they had the chance to cast their ballot ahead of polling day.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
A large part of the electorate turned to the Nazi party and its leader, Adolf Hitler, who condemned the peace treaty and vowed to regain Germany’s lost territories and restore its military might.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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