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Postal voting

Index Postal voting

Postal voting is voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed to electors or returned by post, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling station or electronically via an electronic voting system. [1]

51 relations: Absentee ballot, Anwar Ibrahim, Ballot, Ballot Act 1872, Barisan Nasional, California, Cantons of Switzerland, Colorado, Consul (representative), County (United States), Drive-thru voting, Early voting, East Midlands (European Parliament constituency), Election day, Electoral Commission (United Kingdom), Electoral fraud, Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, Electronic voting, George Howarth, Help America Vote Act, Home, Kingston upon Hull, Local government, Malaysia, Malaysian general election, 2008, National Electoral Institute, North East England (European Parliament constituency), North West England (European Parliament constituency), Northern Ireland, Oregon, Overseas Filipinos, People's Justice Party (Malaysia), Philippines, Pierce County, Washington, Polling place, Postmark, Project Vote, Regions of England, Representation of the People Act, Representation of the People Act 1918, Representation of the People Act 1948, Representation of the People Act 1989, Representation of the People Act 2000, United Kingdom, United Kingdom elections, 2004, Utah, Vote-by-mail in Oregon, Voting, Voting machine, Washington (state), ..., Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency). Expand index (1 more) »

Absentee ballot

An absentee ballot is a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station to which the voter is normally allocated.

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Anwar Ibrahim

Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (Jawi: انور إبراهيم; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who is currently the Leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition.

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Ballot

A ballot is a device used to cast votes in an election, and may be a piece of paper or a small ball used in secret voting.

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Ballot Act 1872

The Ballot Act 1872 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections in the United Kingdom be held by secret ballot.

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Barisan Nasional

The National Front (Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of right-wing and centre parties.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland (Kanton, canton, cantone, chantun) are the member states of the Swiss Confederation.

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Colorado

Colorado is a state of the United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains.

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Consul (representative)

A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries.

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County (United States)

In the United States, an administrative or political subdivision of a state is a county, which is a region having specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.

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Drive-thru voting

Drive-Thru Voting describes the method of voting in an election whereby completed ballot papers submitted by placing them in a drop-box.

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Early voting

Early voting (also called pre-poll voting or advance polling) is a process by which voters in a public election can vote prior to the scheduled election day.

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East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)

East Midlands is an English constituency of the European Parliament in the United Kingdom.

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Election day

Election day refers to the day when general elections are held.

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Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)

The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament.

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Electoral fraud

Electoral fraud, election manipulation, or vote rigging is illegal interference with the process of an election, whether by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates, or both.

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Electoral Office for Northern Ireland

The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland is an independent, non-partisan body which assists the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland in running elections and compiling the electoral register.

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Electronic voting

Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) refers to voting using electronic means to either aid or take care of the chores of casting and counting votes.

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George Howarth

George Edward Howarth (born 29 June 1949) is a British Labour Party politician who serves as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Knowsley.

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Help America Vote Act

The Help America Vote Act of 2002, or HAVA, is a United States federal law which passed in the House 357-48 and 92-2 in the Senate and was signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002.

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Home

A home, or domicile, is a dwelling-place used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for an individual, family, household or several families in a tribe.

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Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Local government

A local government is a form of public administration which, in a majority of contexts, exists as the lowest tier of administration within a given state.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Malaysian general election, 2008

A general election was held on Saturday, 8 March 2008 for members of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia.

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National Electoral Institute

The National Electoral Institute (Instituto Nacional Electoral, INE) (formerly Federal Electoral Institute (Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE)) is an autonomous, public organization responsible for organizing federal elections in Mexico, that is, those related to the election of the President of the United Mexican States and to the election of the members of the Lower and Upper Chambers that constitute the Congress of the Union.

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North East England (European Parliament constituency)

North East England is a constituency of the European Parliament.

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North West England (European Parliament constituency)

North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

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Overseas Filipinos

An Overseas Filipino (Pilipino sa Ibayong-dagat) is a person of Filipino origin who lives outside the Philippines.

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People's Justice Party (Malaysia)

The People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a centre-left multiracial political party in Malaysia formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party (PRM).

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Pierce County, Washington

Tacoma—seat of Pierce County Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Polling place

A polling place is where voters cast their ballots in elections.

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Postmark

USS ''Texas'' A postmark is a postal marking made on a letter, package, postcard or the like indicating the date and time that the item was delivered into the care of the postal service.

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Project Vote

Project Vote (and Voting for America, Inc.) is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that worked to mobilize marginalized and under-represented voters until it ceased operations on May 31, 2017.

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Regions of England

The regions of England, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England.

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Representation of the People Act

Representation of the People Act is a short title for legislation in India and United Kingdom.

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Representation of the People Act 1918

The Representation of the People Act 1918 was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in Great Britain and Ireland.

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Representation of the People Act 1948

The Representation of the People Act 1948 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the law relating to parliamentary and local elections.

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Representation of the People Act 1989

The Representation of the People Act 1989 (c. 28) is an act by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Representation of the People Act 2000

The Representation of the People Act 2000 (c.2) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that changed the British electoral process in the following ways, entailing minor amendments to the Representation of the People Act 1983.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United Kingdom elections, 2004

Super Thursday is significant both in politics and in publishing.

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Utah

Utah is a state in the western United States.

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Vote-by-mail in Oregon

The U.S. state of Oregon established vote-by-mail as the standard mechanism for voting with Ballot Measure 60, a citizen's initiative, in 1998.

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Voting

Voting is a method for a group, such as, a meeting or an electorate to make a decision or express an opinion, usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns.

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Voting machine

A voting machine is a machine used to register and tabulate votes.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)

Yorkshire and the Humber is a constituency of the European Parliament.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_voting

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