electoral
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Analysts say Winter's rising star could siphon votes from Smotrich's base, potentially preventing his Religious Zionism party from clearing the electoral threshold of 3.25 percent unless it joins a list with another party.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The head of Russia’s electoral commission, Ella Pamfilova, said “casting your vote means making your own modest contribution to victory.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
It has called for "maximal transparency" over the poll outcome, noting that the electoral commission did not publish separate polling-station results.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Our water system’s decentralized, fragmented nature, perhaps a bit like our electoral system, is a double-edged sword, inasmuch as its vulnerabilities are atomized—at least a single hacker can’t contaminate all the water in the country.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The most dramatic clash came in 1800, when Burr ran alongside Jefferson in the presidential election—his reward for delivering the bulk of New York’s electoral votes, which made Jefferson’s victory possible.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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