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Voter Turnout Plunges In Hong Kong After Rules Shut Out Pro-Democracy Candidates

HONG KONG (AP) — Voter turnout plunged below 30% in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since new rules introduced under Beijing’s guidance effectively shut out all pro-democracy candidates, setting a record low since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. According to official data on Monday, 27.5% of the city’s 4.3 […]

Report: Black Voter Turnout Shrinks to Lowest Level Since 2006

Midterm election turnout among black voters appears to be 25 percent lower than white turnout, marking the lowest share of the black electorate since 2006, a New York Times analysis revealed Wednesday. Source

Raffensperger: Georgia’s Having ‘Record Turnout’ under Law Biden Compared to Jim Crow

On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) stated that President Joe Biden has been proven “just flat, dead wrong” about Georgia’s election laws by the “record turnout” the state has

Mailed ballots boosted 2020’s turnout—will it work in 2022?

States that mailed a ballot to every registered voter in 2020’s presidential election saw voter turnout increase by an average of 5.6 percent, and turnout was even higher among infrequent voters, according to the first peer-reviewed academic study of 2020 mail voting. The turnout increase was slightly larger than previous studies of mail-based voting conducted […]

Massive Turnout On Day One Of Minneapolis Teachers’ Strike

Above Photo: Luigi Morris. Over a thousand people including teachers, students and community members showed up to show solidarity on the first day of Minneapolis teachers’ strike. All workers must join them in this fight for racial justice, women’s rights and against defunding public education. For the first time in 50 years, Minneapolis public school […]

McAuliffe Blames Loss On Low 3AM Ballot Turnout

RICHMOND, VA—Terry McAuliffe’s loss in the Virginia gubernatorial race has sent shock waves through the Democrat establishment. Some are blaming the rise of racism, domestic terrorist parents of public-school students, and lack of understanding of true Marxism for the loss. After careful study of the results, however, the campaign determined the true cause was a shockingly […]

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Latino Dems lean on Padilla to pump up midterm turnout

Padilla will run in concurrent elections next year — a special election to finish the remainder of Harris‘ term through 2023 and a regular election for a full six-year term. The plan is to leverage Padilla’s popularity — especially among Latinos — into stronger Latino turnout in the state, where they make up about 30 […]

Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency amid low turnout

In initial results, former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei won 3.3 million votes and moderate Abdolnasser Hemmati got 2.4 million, said Jamal Orf, the head of Iran’s Interior Ministry election headquarters. The race’s fourth candidate, Amirhossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, had around 1 million votes, Orf said. Hemmati offered his congratulations on Instagram to Raisi early Saturday. […]

MPs representing religious minorities call for massive turnout in elections

TEHRAN – Legislators representing the religious minorities in the Iranian parliament issued a statement on Wednesday calling on the people to participate massively in the June 18 presidential and council elections. The statement was read out by MP Mohsen Dehnavi, a member of the Majlis presiding board. They said the Iranian nation have been viewing […]

Hemmati says high turnout is only solution to change the situation

TEHRAN — In a tweet posted on Saturday, Abdolnasser Hemmati, a presidential candidate for the June elections, asked the fans of the disqualified candidates whether refusing to vote can help improve the situation or not? “I ask the supporters of the disqualified candidates and those who have lost hope for reform:Is miffing with the ballot […]

Government says unity lies in high voter turnout

Government says unity lies in high voter turnout – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, government spokesman Ali Rabiei responded to various questions regarding the June presidential elections. “There is talk of a presidential election these days. The government, not only as a duty but also as an understanding of […]

‘White Lives Matter’ Rallies Met With Miserable Turnout

Despite being promoted as the “spark” that would make the “whole world tremble,” Sunday’s “White Lives Matter” rallies were little more than a spectacular bust. Planned as the first major white supremacist rally since the 2018 “Unite the Right 2” rally in Washington, D.C., the “White Lives Matter” rallies saw extremely low turnout, with counterdemonstrators […]

High voter turnout expected in Iran presidential election

TEHRAN – Iran is slowly moving toward an early election fever, with several unofficial candidates privately organizing their campaign staff to prepare for one of Iran’s most consequential elections that could determine Iran’s trajectory for years to come.  The Islamic Republic of Iran is going to hold its 13th presidential election on June 18. On […]

Temple Ramat Zion Hanukkah ‘Car-nival’ Gets Turnout of 200 People

Around 200 people in 80 cars gathered at Temple Ramat Zion’s parking lot in Northridge, Calif. to celebrate the sixth night of Hanukkah on Dec. 15. The festival of lights “Car-nival” was the first major community gathering the temple has had since March. Temple Ramat Zion Rabbi Ahud Sela told the Journal in an email […]

Wisconsin Sees Massive Turnout Surge in 2020: 89% of Registered Voters

Wisconsin’s voter turnout, with 98 percent of precincts reporting, indicates that nearly 9-in-10 registered voters cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election. While Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden leads President Trump in Wisconsin by about 20,510 votes, voter turnout across the state is at a nearly unprecedented level, according to calculations. With almost all the […]

Trump Supporters Question Record High Turnout in Wisconsin

President Trump has warned that Democrats are attempting to steal the election as vote counting has been stopped in several key areas, with officials declaring that people need to ‘go to bed’. With the election still on a knife edge this morning, Trump told reporters “We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we […]

US election turnout expected to hit record high as polling booths open

Voters flocked to the polls on Tuesday despite the threat of the coronavirus and long lines to choose between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. The election will influence how the United States confronts everything from the pandemic to race relations for years to come. Those who are voting in person are […]

Algerians back changes to constitution, but historically low turnout mars vote

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66% of 2016 turnout have already voted in US election: Good for Biden…probably

AP — As early voting breaks records across the US, political analysts and campaigns are reviewing reams of data on the voters, looking for clues to key questions: Who is voting? And who is winning? On one level, the answers can be simple. Registered Democrats are outpacing registered Republicans significantly — by 14 percentage points […]

US elections: American voter turnout abroad could soar as ballot demands increase

Turnout among overseas voters could be much higher this year as Americans rush to register to vote from abroad, multiple groups helping Americans vote overseas have told Euronews. From federal ballot downloads to organisations helping Americans abroad, many have noticed that website traffic went up over the past few months with panicked Americans abroad inquiring […]

Montenegro parliamentary election kicks off with high turnout

Voting is underway in Montenegro to elect a new parliament. Some 540,000 voters will choose between the ruling the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) – which has governed Montenegro for around 30 years – and the pro-Serb and pro-Russian “For the future of Montenegro” alliance. The opposition alliance wants closer ties with Belgrade and Moscow […]

Montenegro parliamentary election kicks off with high turnout

Voting is underway in Montenegro to elect a new parliament. Some 540,000 voters will choose between the ruling the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) – which has governed Montenegro for around 30 years – and the pro-Serb and pro-Russian “For the future of Montenegro” alliance. The opposition alliance wants closer ties with Belgrade and Moscow […]

Senior cleric praises epic turnout to Feb. 11 rallies

MNA– This week’s Friday Prayers Imam in Tehran hailed the presence of people in the 39th anniversary of the victory Islamic Revolution, urging the government to listen to the people in line with the guidelines of Iran’s Leader. Seyed Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabifard, who was appointed as the interim Imam of Tehran Friday prayers on Tuesday […]

Leader predicts grand turnout to this year’s Feb. 11 rallies

Leader of Islamic Revolution received a group of commanders of the Army Air Force this morning on the anniversary of their historical allegiance with Imam Khomeini (Homafaran Allegiance), formed Feb. 8, 1979. During the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei predicted that people’s participation in this year’s Feb. 11 rallies on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of […]

Virginia: Massive Nonwhite Turnout Seals Democrat Win

A massive turnout by blacks and Hispanic, who together make up at least 33 percent of voters in the state of Virginia—sealed the Democratic election victory in that state yesterday, reinforcing the reality that unless white Americans start acting in a racially unified fashion, they will be displaced and destroyed within the next few decades. […]

Huge Turnout for Black Monday Protest Against Farm Murders in South Africa

At least 18,000 people and 5,000 vehicles gathered at Kanonkop, a farm in Klapmuts near Stellenbosch to protest against farm murders. Kanonkop Klapmuts #BoerVerset #Farmattacks pic.twitter.com/9f0ZuB9394 — Drommedaris (@cobusvanzyl54) October 30, 2017 The City of Cape Town’s Richard Bosman said the group “Genoeg is Genoeg” (Enough is Enough) was given a permit to stage demonstrations […]

Venezuela’s MUD calls for massive turnout in symbolic referendum against constitutional change

nsnbc : Venezuela’s Roundtable of Democratic Unity (MUD) coalition, holding a majority in the parliament that was suspended by the Supreme Court, calls for […]

Iran’s Assembly of Experts: High turnout in polls crushing response to enemies

Tasnim– Assembly of Experts, a high-ranking body in Iran electing the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, hailed the massive presence of the people in the recent elections as “a crushing response to the hostile enemies” of the Islamic Republic. In a statement issued on Monday, the Assembly of Experts expressed its gratitude to the people […]

High turnout in polls proves Iranians’ fondness for Islamic establishment: Velayati

Tasnim – Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati praised the people’s massive presence in the country’s recent elections and said the more than 70-percent participation proved that Iranians are still interested in their Islamic Revolution. Speaking to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Saturday night, Velayati […]

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