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Lagos APC lauds LG poll victory, says chairmen will deliver on campaign promises
The Cable
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July 16, 2025
Cornelius Ojelabi, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, says the party worked tirelessly for its victory in Saturday’s LG election. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday during the presentation of certificates of return to the...
Tasmania is limping towards an election nobody wants. Will the state have a working government?
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
In the darkest and coldest months of the year, Tasmanians have been slogging through an election campaign no one wanted. It has been a curious mix of humdrum plodding laced with cyanide levels of bitterness, with the most likely result being...
Election 2026: Ryan Mackenzie ahead in fundraising against three prospective Democratic opponents in 7th district race
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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July 16, 2025
Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, already mounting his reelection campaign months into his first term, is leading in fundraising against three prospective Democratic opponents. In the second quarter of 2025, Mackenzie pulled in just over $800,000 in...
Fuller appointed to lead ECSA’s 2026 State Election advertising campaign
Mumbrella
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July 16, 2025
Fuller has been selected by the Electoral Commission of South Australia to deliver the advertising campaign for the 2026 State Election. The announcement: Fuller, a respected South Australian brand and advertising agency, has been officially...
Andrew Cuomo jump-starts car and political comeback in new NYC mayoral campaign advertisement
Fox News
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July 17, 2025
A new campaign ad from New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo shows the former New York governor helping to jump-start a vehicle. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Critics are ripping apart the latest campaign ad for New York City...
Kabambe Makes Another Bold Campaign Promise: “I Will Cut Fertilizer Price from K100,000 to K30,000”
Nyasa Times
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July 16, 2025
UTM president Dalitso Kabambe has shaken up the campaign trail with yet another major electoral pledge — this time vowing to reduce the price of a 50Kg bag of fertilizer from the current K100,000 to just K30,000 if elected president in the...
UK lawmakers push to ban crypto donations in political campaigns
Coin Telegraph
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While countries like the United States explore crypto as a new campaign fundraising tool, ministers in United Kingdom are sounding the alarm, with one calling for a ban on crypto donations over concerns about traceability and foreign interference....
Primary election wins move Grijalva, Butierez a step closer to Capitol Hill
The Arizona Daily Star
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During the primary campaign Adelita Grijalva fought against being labeled the establishment candidate. But the old-school grassroots political machine her father built across Southern Arizona over decades before his death earlier this year carried...
Why reckless election talk threatens Kenya’s democracy more than you think
TUKO
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July 16, 2025
Editor's note: In this piece, Billy Mijungu, a practitioner in public policy and governance, raises concern over the casual political rhetoric that threatens the credibility of Kenya's electoral process. Reflecting on recent controversial remarks...
NH secretary of state rebuffs Trump request for state’s voter roll
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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New Hampshire is among the states targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking information about its voting system, including a request for a complete copy of the state’s voter registration list. The inquiry for sensitive voter information...
Out-of-state donors flocking to Zohran Mamdani’s NYC campaign to tune of more than $350K since mayoral primary win
New York Post
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July 16, 2025
Out-of-state donors are flocking to Big Apple mayoral contender Zohran Mamdani’s campaign — cutting more than $350,000 in checks to the socialist since his stunning Democratic primary win, public filings show. The lefty lawmaker — who heads into...
Lori Gummow running for re-election as Winnebago County Clerk
WIFR - Illinois
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July 16, 2025
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Lori Gummow seeks another term as Winnebago County Clerk in 2026. Gummow has served as Clerk since 2018. In a statement announcing her campaign, Gummow highlighted that she oversaw the merger of the clerk and...
Bihar voter list: 4.5% not found, 6.5% yet to verify forms
The Economic Times
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July 16, 2025
The Election Commission has, for the first time during Bihar's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), disclosed that 4.5% of the electorate-about 35.6 lakh of the total 7.89 crore voters-were not found at their registered addresses, while...
GECOM clarifies timeline for 2025 election results
Stabroek News
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July 16, 2025
Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud has clarified that while the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is aiming to complete district-level declarations by the night of September 2, the day after polls close and not the day of the polls as...
Lawmakers must amend election and recall act
Taipei Times
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July 16, 2025
Amid the ongoing mass recall movement, Taiwanese are questioning the fairness of the recall system, particularly the inability to recall legislators-at-large, who remain immune from recall. In the current Legislative Yuan, legislators-at-large...
Mamdani meets with congressional Democrats who praise his campaign
AOL
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Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, met Wednesday with congressional Democrats in Washington as he continues his outreach to members of New York’s congressional delegation, some of whom still have not...
Voters Head to the Polls in Ward 13 Seshego By-election
IOL
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Residents of Ward 13 in Seshego, Polokwane, are casting their votes today in a much-anticipated by-election that has drawn the attention of political analysts and parties across Limpopo. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) confirmed that...
Innis launches campaign for Republican nomination fur US Senate
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 16, 2025
Innis launches campaign for Republican nomination fur US Senate HIM TODAY ABOUT WHY HE’S RUNNING. I THINK I’M A DIFFERENT KIND OF CANDIDATE. AND I THINK WHEN YOU TALK TO PEOPLE, YOU’LL FIND THAT I CARE ABOUT THEM. IF YOU THOUGHT THE BIG NAMES WHO...
Better Awareness Of Local Body Candidates Will Lift Voter Turnout
Scoop
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Thursday, 17 July 2025, 9:25 am Press Release: LGNZ In a bid to boost voter turnout ahead of local elections this year, Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) has partnered with Policy.nz to ensure voters are properly informed about candidates...
Begich smashes Alaska records for campaign fundraising in a non-election year
Must Read Alaska
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July 16, 2025
Congressman Nick Begich of Alaska announced a blockbuster campaign fundraising total of over $800,000 in the second quarter of 2025, setting a new record for off-year fundraising by any US House candidate or incumbent in Alaska history. With more...