Articles for Postal Vote

The countdown is on for Queensland's state election. Here's what you need to know to vote
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The countdown is on for Queensland's state election. Here's what you need to know to vote

ABC  

The starting gun has fired on Queensland's state election. What we know ahead of the Queensland election on October 26 Photo shows Steven Miles hopes for a clean slate, but neither he nor Opposition Leader David Crisafulli can escape the past. Electoral Commission of Queensland's Julie Cavanagh says state elections typically get a turnout of more than 90 per cent, …

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Royal Mail criticised for failing to deliver postal votes before election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Royal Mail criticised for failing to deliver postal votes before election

The Telegraph  

Kemi Badenoch, Grant Shapps and James Cleverly are among Cabinet ministers whose constituents have raised concerns about postal vote delays. “Everyone should have the right to vote, and people should look to exercise their democratic right.” Downing Street denies that delays will affect results Downing Street played down the issue on Monday, with the Prime Minister’s official spokesman saying they …

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From Lok Sabha Elections to by-polls: EC issues guidelines for vote counting on June 4
6 months, 3 weeks ago

From Lok Sabha Elections to by-polls: EC issues guidelines for vote counting on June 4

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India released a comprehensive set of guidelines for poll officials to follow on June 4, when the votes will be counted, and the results of Lok Sabha elections, bye-elections, and State Legislative Assemblies will be declared. District Election Officers, Returning Officers, and Observers must fully comply with existing guidelines for counting arrangements in and around Counting …

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Millions of Australians are giving up the chance to grab a democracy sausage. Will this affect when a winner is called?
2 years, 7 months ago

Millions of Australians are giving up the chance to grab a democracy sausage. Will this affect when a winner is called?

ABC  

Millions of voters are turning down their chance to snag a democracy sausage on election day by voting early. On top of this, three to four times as many people are expected to cast pre-poll votes than postal votes, ABC Chief Election Analyst Antony Green says. Last election, about 1.6 million people cast postal votes and almost five million cast …

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US Election 2020: No candidate can declare results, everyone must respect sanctity of vote, says ex-CEC VS Sampath
4 years, 1 month ago

US Election 2020: No candidate can declare results, everyone must respect sanctity of vote, says ex-CEC VS Sampath

Firstpost  

India has to learn not only from its own experience but also from the experience of others like for example postal balloting and how we can liberalise it since there is an increasing demand for it for various reasons, says Sampath. As far as elections in India are conducted, from the national level up to the polling station level, the …

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It’ll cost you 55 cents to protect your vote this November (opinion)
4 years, 4 months ago

It’ll cost you 55 cents to protect your vote this November (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, Executive Director of The RedLines Project, is a contributor to CNN where his columns won the Deadline Club Award for Best Opinion Writing. In May, the United States Postal Service’s Board of Governors appointed one of the President’s cronies and major campaign donors, Louis DeJoy, as Postmaster General. “Are they going to do it even …

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