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6 days, 17 hours ago

One Nation One Election Bill explained: Special majority, state ratification

The Constitution Amendment Bill, 2024 is a landmark proposal aimed at introducing simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative Assemblies. By aligning elections for the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, the bill aims to minimise electoral fatigue among voters, reduce administrative costs and allow governments to focus more on policymaking and long-term governance. The bill's proposal to synchronise …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Larry Agran sworn in as Irvine mayor — again. Special election scheduled

LA Times

Due to Larry Agran’s election as Irvine mayor, a special election will be held in April to fill his vacant council seat. Larry Agran took an oath of office as Irvine’s new mayor during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, returning to a post he first held in 1982. “My aspiration — our aspiration— is to continue to work together, overcoming our …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump

China Daily

Former US president Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith are seen in a combination of file photos in Washington, US, in 2023. WASHINGTON - US Special Counsel Jack Smith who indicted former president Donald Trump for election subversion and mishandling classified documents sought to drop both cases against the president-elect on Monday. The election subversion case was formally dismissed …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ron DeSantis starts special election for GOP House seat not yet vacant

Raw Story

Ron DeSantis has ordered a special election for Rep. Mike Waltz's House seat even though the lawmaker has not yet resigned. Although Waltz had not yet resigned, DeSantis signed an order on Monday to kick off the special election process. The special election for a House seat vacated by former Rep. Matt Gaetz was also set for April 1. "How …

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Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

LA Times

Donald Trump speaks after voting on at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla. Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with …

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54 years, 11 months ago

2024 Los Angeles County elections results

LA Times

twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right angle-down angle-up long-arrow-right We are tracking 314 races across Los Angeles County in the 2024 general election. twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right angle-down angle-up long-arrow-right Show all school boards Los Angeles Unified School District ABC Unified School District Antelope Valley Community College District Antelope Valley Joint Union High School District Arcadia Unified School District Baldwin Park Unified …

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Thulasendrapuram Residents Offer Prayers and Hope for Kamala Harris's Success

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A small village in Tamil Nadu, India, is holding special prayers and prayers for Kamala Harris's success in the upcoming US presidential election. The village, known as the ancestral village of Harris, features a stone bearing the names of Harris and her late grandfather, who was born in the village over a century ago. The community hopes that Harris will …

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3 months ago

India’s Kashmir holds first regional election since losing autonomy

Al Jazeera

At stake are seats in the region’s 90-member legislature, which will make laws and approve local governing decisions. Kashmiri political analyst Sheikh Showkat Hussain told Al Jazeera the election is significant because it has “become a sort of referendum” on the region’s historic special status, which was revoked by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. That move, upheld by the Supreme …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Dist draft electoral roll lists 8,417 polling stations; 8,439,729 voters

Hindustan Times

Pune: The draft electoral roll was published on Tuesday as per the special summary revision programme of the Election Commission of India by district collector and district election officer Suhas Diwase. District collector and district election officer Suhas Diwase released draft electoral roll as per the special summary revision programme of Election Commission of India on Tuesday. ) The draft …

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7 months ago

California lawmaker Vince Fong wins special election to finish McCarthy’s term

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. LOS ANGELES — Vince Fong, a California State Assembly member backed by former President Donald Trump, won a special election Tuesday to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. A McCarthy protege who also had the former speaker’s endorsement, …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election Tuesday for the New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins. Kennedy easily defeated Republican Gary Dickson for the upstate New York seat, helped by a 2-to-1 Democratic registration advantage in the district, which includes Buffalo, Niagara Falls and several suburbs. “We need to elect pro-democracy, anti-MAGA …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Jharkhand introduces home voting, wheelchair services for elderly and special voters

India TV News

As the country gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, the Election Commission of India has been on a journey to implement some pathbreaking initiatives aimed at ensuring accessibility and convenience for all voters. Further, in line with the vision, the Jharkhand election official on Sunday announced the implementation of special measures for over 6.82 lakh electors aged above …

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9 months ago

Republican Mike Boudreaux advances to special election to complete term of ousted Speaker McCarthy

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is advancing to a May election in California to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January. Boudreaux will face state legislator Vince Fong — who is backed by former …

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9 months ago

Trump backs Vince Fong, onetime Kevin McCarthy aide, for ex-speaker's seat in California special election

Hindustan Times

Former president Donald Trump has backed State Assembly member Vince Fong, a onetime Kevin McCarthy aide, in California’s special election for the former speaker’s seat. Fong, as well as Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, are among a few candidates looking to fill the speaker’s seat. Donald Trump backs Vince Fong, once a Kevin McCarthy aide, for ex-speaker's seat in California …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kentucky House supports special election to fill any Senate vacancy in Mitch McConnell’s home state

Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Republican-dominated Kentucky House voted Monday to remove any role for the state’s Democratic governor in deciding who would occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Republican House Majority Floor Leader Steven Rudy has said his bill has nothing to do with McConnell, but …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Democrat Suozzi wins special election to replace Santos in New York

NPR

Democrat Suozzi wins special election to replace Santos in New York Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP Mary Altaffer/AP Democrat Tom Suozzi has won the New York special election to the U.S. House, according to an AP race call. But GOP Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C, the head of the House GOP's campaign arm, downplayed Suozzi's win, calling the race …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case

Hindustan Times

The release of a harshly critical Justice Department special counsel report on President Joe Biden has triggered instant flashbacks to history-shaping events of 2016. U.S. President Joe Biden In this year's already heated election season, the Justice Department cleared Democrat Biden, too, of criminal wrongdoing but painted a politically damaging picture of his handling of classified information. “But ultimately," he …

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1 year ago

Israeli military veteran tapped as GOP candidate in special election to replace George Santos

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — Republicans have picked a little-known county lawmaker who once served in the Israeli military as their candidate in a special election to replace ousted New York congressman George Santos, party officials said Thursday. Nassau County legislator and former Israeli paratrooper Mazi Pilip will face off against Democratic former congressman Tom Suozzi in a Feb. 13 special election …

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1 year ago

Former congressman tapped as Democratic candidate in special election to replace George Santos

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. ALBANY, N.Y. — Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi will be the Democratic nominee in next year’s special election to replace ousted congressman George Santos, New York Democrats announced Thursday. Let’s reject the nonsense and get back to work.” The race for the district, which includes parts of Long Island and …

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1 year ago

With George Santos out of Congress, special election to fill his seat is set for February

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. ALBANY, N.Y. — A special election to pick a successor to George Santos, the New York Republican who was expelled from the U.S. House last week, will be held on Feb. 13, Gov. For Democrats, the election will be a test of the party’s ability to flip districts around New …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Parliament Winter Session likely to be held between December 4 to 22: Sources

India TV News

Parliament Winter Session is likely to be held between December 4 to 22, said the sources on Wednesday. Introduced in the Monsoon session, the government had not pushed for its passage in the special session of Parliament amid protests from the opposition and former chief election commissioners as it seeks to bring on a par the status of the CEC …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election, saying they have not received all the records they need to review to prepare his defense. In a motion filed late Wednesday, Trump’s lawyers urged U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to push back the trial until …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Bill on CEC, ECs appointment; parliamentary journey. What's on agenda for special session?

Hindustan Times

A discussion on the parliamentary journey of 75 years starting from the constituent assembly will be held on the first day of the special session of the Parliament, according to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha bulletin issued on Wednesday. “Members are informed that on Monday, the 18th September, 2023, besides other formal business like laying of papers etc., a …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Trump indictment emerges as central GOP concern at Utah special election debate

Associated Press

FARMINGTON, Utah — Simmering right-wing anger over the U.S. Justice Department’s indictment of former President Donald Trump was on stark display at a Republican primary debate in Utah, where U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart’s plans to resign prompted the governor to call a special election to fill his seat in the state’s deeply conservative 2nd Congressional District. Little daylight emerged between …

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One Nation One Election Bill explained: Special majority, state ratification

Larry Agran sworn in as Irvine mayor — again. Special election scheduled

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump

Ron DeSantis starts special election for GOP House seat not yet vacant

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

2024 Los Angeles County elections results

Thulasendrapuram Residents Offer Prayers and Hope for Kamala Harris's Success

India’s Kashmir holds first regional election since losing autonomy

Dist draft electoral roll lists 8,417 polling stations; 8,439,729 voters

California lawmaker Vince Fong wins special election to finish McCarthy’s term

Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election

Jharkhand introduces home voting, wheelchair services for elderly and special voters

Republican Mike Boudreaux advances to special election to complete term of ousted Speaker McCarthy

Trump backs Vince Fong, onetime Kevin McCarthy aide, for ex-speaker's seat in California special election

Kentucky House supports special election to fill any Senate vacancy in Mitch McConnell’s home state

Democrat Suozzi wins special election to replace Santos in New York

Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case

Israeli military veteran tapped as GOP candidate in special election to replace George Santos

Former congressman tapped as Democratic candidate in special election to replace George Santos

With George Santos out of Congress, special election to fill his seat is set for February

Parliament Winter Session likely to be held between December 4 to 22: Sources

Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election

Bill on CEC, ECs appointment; parliamentary journey. What's on agenda for special session?

Trump indictment emerges as central GOP concern at Utah special election debate