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An independent voter, often also called an unaffiliated voter or non-affiliated voter in the United States, is a voter who does not align themselves with a political party.An independent is variously defined as a voter who votes for candidates on issues rather than on the basis of a political ideology or partisanship; [1] a voter who does not have long-standing loyalty to, or identification ...
He was formally nominated in December 1843, and his nomination was rejected by a vote of 8–34 on January 15, 1844, [4] [5] after Navy officers, including future Admiral David Farragut, objected to Henshaw's plans to combat sectional divisions within the Navy by assigning Northerners to Southern naval posts and Southerners to Northern naval posts.
[1] [2] Declined ballots are only legislated in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta; the option is only available for provincial elections. [ 3 ] During the 2000 Canadian federal election , a number of voters (chiefly in Edmonton, Alberta ) ate their ballots, as part of what they dubbed the Edible Ballot Society , to ...
Less than 24 hours before this year's Election Day, more than 78 million ballots have already been cast, and on Nov. 5 millions more will cast their votes across the U.S.
Nov. 3—Our editorial board endorses a "yes" vote on each of the lower four questions on the Nov. 7 ballot. Questions 6, 7 and 8 will appeal to most voters' basic sense of order; Questions 7 and ...
[2] [3] The California Legislative Analyst's Office later said that the cost of verification would be greater than any fiscal benefits of the ballot measure. [4] As the state's demographics have shifted to include more immigrants, the reversal of Proposition 187 has been cited as a reason for the decline of the California Republican Party. [5]
Swinney, who prefers to vote on Election Day than do early voting, said he didn't vote and thought the No. 17 Tigers' 33-21 loss to Louisville on Saturday impacted his standing.
A protest vote (also called a blank, null, spoiled, or "none of the above" vote) [1] is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or the current political system. [2] Protest voting takes a variety of forms and reflects numerous voter motivations, including political apathy. [3]