Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said that it would be “outrageous” to cancel local and regional elections in May, saying the democratic process cannot be suspended because of the Chinese coronavirus.
Israel will hold its fourth elections in two years after the 23rd Knesset dissolved at midnight on Tuesday over a failure by the unity government’s parties to meet a budget deadline.
The government of Malaysia on Wednesday declared a coronavirus state of emergency to block by-elections slated for two constituencies in January.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) noted on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily how House Democrats’ legislative priorities include a national mandate for mail-in voting, legalization of ballot harvesting, and ending photo-ID requirements for voting.
The Venezuelan polling firm Meganálisis, in its November 2020 national survey, predicted that over 80 percent of eligible voters in the country will participate in the December 6 legislative election. If the prediction comes true, it will mark the lowest turnout in any election in Venezuelan history.
Protests against alleged vote-rigging in a recent legislative election continued on Wednesday for the third straight day in Pakistan-administered Gilgit Baltistan, a northern region in the disputed Kashmir territory bordering China.
Glamour magazine, reports that Democrat Stacey Abrams will run for the Georgia governorship in 2022, a race she lost in 2018 to then Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R).
The University of Virginia offered a guided meditation to students on Wednesday to help them “process the stress and turmoil of this election season.” UVA is just one of several institutions that have offered programming specifically for students that were struggling with anxiety as a result of the election.
Newly-confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barrett will face several important cases upon taking her seat at the Supreme Court.
Newly suggested electoral changes in Hong Kong would allow Hong Kong citizens residing in China to vote in the city’s elections without returning home, local media reports suggested on Friday.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned on Wednesday that she may choose to delay elections scheduled for September in response to a resurgence of the Wuhan coronavirus.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Friday that next month’s scheduled legislative elections will be postponed for a year due to the surge in coronavirus cases.
Hong Kong banned a dozen pro-democracy candidates on Thursday from running in the 2020 legislative election, currently scheduled for September 9, pending a possible coronavirus safety delay.
Hong Kong’s Beijing-controlled chief executive Carrie Lam said on Monday that the hugely successful primary held over the weekend for pro-democracy legislative candidates might have violated the “national security” law China imposed on Hong Kong at the beginning of July.
A group of retired police officers has formed a PAC devoted to electing pro-police candidates to state and municipal offices.
On July 1, Russia will vote on a constitutional amendment bill that could see President Vladimir Putin remain in power until 2036, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported on Monday.
Burundi successfully held its first competitive national election since its civil war in 1993 on Wednesday, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has hindered elections in other countries, Reuters reported.
Populist National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen has called for the dissolution of the French parliament and fresh elections after President Emmanuel Macron’s party lost its majority on Tuesday.
Local politician Israr Rashid has been charged with a number of vote-by-mail offences in High Wycombe, England.
South Korea successfully held in-person elections this month without finding evidence for a single coronavirus transmission at an election station, South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced this week, the Epoch Times reported on Thursday.
Joe Biden (D), the Democrat Party’s presumptive nominee, said on Thursday that he is undergoing the process of choosing a presidential transition team, over six months prior to the general election.
Ji Seong-ho, a North Korean exile who attended Trump’s 2018 State of the Union Address, won a seat in South Korea’s National Assembly.
Former first lady Michelle Obama and her celebrity-backed voting “rights” group are supporting a vote-by-mail bill before Congress.
A slew of lawsuits could very well be on the horizon as Democrats gear up to push some of their long-held policy objectives, like universal mail-in voting, using the coronavirus pandemic as a political catalyst.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is rallying progressive troops to champion universal vote-by-mail for the upcoming election, touting it as an “easy” solution, particularly during a pandemic.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is promoting legislation that would change voting methods for November’s election.
The GOP is gearing up for what could be a contentious battle over the next stage of coronavirus relief, as Democrats continue to signal their desire to pursue a variety of changes related to the U.S. election.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) is calling for a delay of the state’s April 7 election and is urging the legislature to consider a measure that would send mail-in ballots to every registered voter in the state.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday formally called on officials in Wisconsin to postpone the state’s upcoming April 7 election, pitching an extension of early voting and urging the state to “move entirely to vote-by-mail.”
Kentucky is postponing its May 19 primary election to June 23 due to growing concerns of the Chinese coronavirus, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams announced on Monday.
