election
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Top Republican and Democratic lawyers squabbled over the details of Civil War “field voting,” when ballots were collected from Union soldiers and transported back home after the election.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
After a week of counting ballots from the 2 June primary race, the British-born candidate secured his slot to move ahead in the election, edging out billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, a Democrat.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The top two vote-getters -- regardless of party -- advance to the November general election to replace term-limited Governor Gavin Newsom.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“The main bottleneck is really not ballots that arrive after election day. The bottleneck is ballots arriving before or on election day,” Hasen said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Was there some way Khrushchev could influence the election?
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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