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This national electoral calendar for 2014 lists the national/federal elections held in 2014 in all sovereign states and their ... 13 July: Slovenia, National Assembly
The 1914 midterm elections became the first year that all regular Senate elections were held in even-numbered years, coinciding with the House elections. The ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913 established the direct election of senators, instead of having them elected directly by state ...
2014 Indonesian legislative election 9 April 2014; 2014 Indonesian presidential election 9 July 2014; 2014 Indian general election 7 April to 12 May 2014; 2014 North Korean parliamentary election 9 March 2014; 2014 Taiwanese municipal elections 29 November 2014; 2014 South Korean local elections 4 June 2014; 2014 Syrian presidential election 3 ...
The United States marks 238 years as an independent nation as it celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks, food and music. Nature and politics also play a role this year, with Hurricane Arthur ...
Elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. A typical six-year itch midterm election suffered by most second-term presidents, this election saw the Republican Party retaining control of the House of Representatives and winning control of the Senate, while furthering their gains in the governorships and state ...
November 4 – The 2014 senatorial, House, and gubernatorial midterm elections were held. Some highlights include: [300] Republicans secure a majority in the United States Senate and expand upon their numbers in the House of Representatives. They are elected to many traditionally "blue" states in gubernatorial races.
The holiday, which celebrates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, has been an official federal holiday since 1870. But United States presidents have been ...
The financing of elections has also long been controversial, because private sources make up substantial amounts of campaign contributions, especially in federal elections. Voluntary public funding for candidates willing to accept spending limits was introduced in 1974 for presidential primaries and elections.