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election

[ih-lek-shuhn] / ɪˈlɛk ʃən /


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In the 2024 General Election, he took 32.8% of the vote, ahead of Labour and the Conservatives.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

California sends mail-in ballots to all registered voters who have until Election Day to send them back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Election watchers say it could still be a few more days before tight races are called, including the California gubernatorial and L.A. mayoral primaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The National Election Commission apologised after 14 polling stations in Seoul ran out of ballot papers in an unprecedented mishap blamed on a failure to anticipate turnout.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

She was sick and bedridden on Election Day, November 2, 1920.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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