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Montana election officials remind voters of birth year requirement

Ballots for Montana school and special district elections coming up on May 5 are being mailed to voters this week and election officials are reminding Montanans of the new law that requires writing a birth year and signature on a mail ballot envelope before mailing it or returning it. The

Right-wing candidates tipped for runoff in Peru presidential poll

Right-wing candidates tipped for runoff in Peru presidential poll

Two Peruvian right-wing candidates looked set on Monday to advance to a presidential runoff, after an election marred by logistical foul-ups and deep voter anger. With voting still ongoing in parts of the capital, Lima, a day after the election began, Keiko Fujimori, the 50-year-old daughter

Finance minister favourite as Benin votes for president

Finance minister favourite as Benin votes for president

Benin election officials began counting votes after Sunday's election for a president, with Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni favourite, having overseen a decade of economic growth despite jihadist attacks in the north. The head of the electoral commission, Sacca Lafia, said the election had passed off peacefully. But an

Djibouti leader claims sixth straight term

Djibouti leader claims sixth straight term

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Saturday claimed a landslide victory in an election that secured his sixth straight term at the helm of the strategically placed Horn of Africa nation. Guelleh won Friday's presidential election with 97.8 percent of the vote, according to official

ASMSU releases election results

Results for the 2026 Associated Students of MSU General Election were released last night after polls closed at 5 p.m. Out of 15,193 eligible voters, 963 submitted ballots for the Presidential and Vice Presidential race, equating to a 6.34 percent voter turnout. Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates

Three ways Orban gives himself an edge in Hungary's vote

Three ways Orban gives himself an edge in Hungary's vote

Observers and NGOs have raised concerns about Sunday's Hungarian presidential election taking place on an "uneven playing field" as nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces popular challenger Peter Magyar. During Orban's 16-year tenure, his ruling coalition has used its supermajority to overhaul the

Port Washington passes bill to give public say in data center TID approvals

(The Center Square) – The city of Port Washington approved a referendum Tuesday that would require future projects worth more than $10 million to be approved by taxpayers before being added to a tax increment district. The initiative, in response to a large-scale AI data center in the city, passed