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ELECTION RESULTS: August 16, 2025
KADN News 15 - Louisiana
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August 16, 2025
OPELOUSAS, La. (NEWS 15) — Voters in Opelousas headed to the polls on Saturday to decide on a one-cent sales tax renewal measure crucial for the city's finances. The city has depended on the sales tax for the past 50 years to fund essential...
Campaigns pick up pace as DUSU polls draw closer
The Hindu
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August 16, 2025
Students voicing support for their candidates during a campaign rally. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement NEW DELHI As the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, scheduled for September 18, draw closer, campaigning has gained momentum...
By-Elections: Results Trickle In From Polling Units In Chikun/Kajuru Constituency In Kaduna
Sahara Reporters
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken the lead in the ongoing by-election for Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, with results trickling in from polling units. At the Narayi/Shagari Road Polling Unit, located in Narayi Ward...
Low voter turnout, late arrival of materials mar Kaduna by-election
The Cable
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August 16, 2025
The Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency by-election in Kaduna state on Saturday recorded low voter turnout. While the process was generally peaceful, the exercise was characterised by the late arrival of voting materials in several polling units....
INEC Conducts By-Elections, Re-Run In 13 States, 16 Constituencies
Channels TV
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August 16, 2025
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday conducted by-elections in 16 constituencies across the country, with voters casting their ballots to elect their representatives to fill vacant legislative seats. The affected states...
Kogi Bye-election: KDI Report Cases of Violence, Voter Intimidation
Kogi Reports
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August 16, 2025
A non-governmental organization, Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), has report incidences of electoral violence during Saturday bye-election conducted across four ward in Okura state constituency, Kogi state. This was made known during a press...
Kano Bye-Election: NNPP Condemns APC’s Call For Cancellation Of Exercise
Daily Independent
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August 16, 2025
1 ABUJA: The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has condemned calls for cancellation of the by-elections in Shanono/Bagwai and Re-run in Ghari constituencies in Kano State. The party has also applauded the Independent National Electoral...
Two Muslim City Council Members Charged with Election Crimes – One Caught Shoving Ballots into Drop Box in Hamtramck, MI—Here’s The REAL Reason Michigan’s Lawless AG Dana Nessel Recused Herself From the Case
The Gateway Pundit
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August 16, 2025
On Monday, two Muslim members of an all-Muslim Hamtramck City Council were charged with several felonies related to voter fraud in the 2023 primary election. Mohammed Hassan Muhtasin Sadman The following charges stem from the 2023 election:...
op-ed: A summer of unprecedented federal action on elections
The Mountain Mail - Colorado
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Summer is usually a quieter season for local election officials, especially in odd-numbered years like 2025. Typically, Colorado’s county clerks spend this time preparing for local coordinated elections, conducting voter list maintenance and...
PDP Rejects Kano Bye-Elections, Says It’s A Charade
New Telegraph
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August 16, 2025
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has totally rejected the conduct of the bye-elections in the state, describing it as a charade. “We, the People’s Democratic Party in Kano State, expressed deep concern over the prevailing conduct...
Letter to the Editor | GOP is now rigging election
The News Gazette - Illinois
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GOP is now rigging election In 2020, they yelled “Stop the steal!” “Voter fraud!” “The election was rigged!” In 2024, they yelled “Democrats are taking our freedoms!” Exactly which freedoms and how they were taken remains unclear, but it made for...
Mobility and housing unite in Porto pre-campaigns at different paces
Portugal Pulse
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August 16, 2025
In April, as the preliminary phases of the campaign were being initiated, Pedro Duarte (PSD/CDS-PP/IL) brought the topic of mobility to the forefront by launching a petition to halt the second phase of Porto’s metrobus. He also organized a walk...
2027: Adebayo Criticizes INEC Over Inaction On Campaign Violations
Daily Independent
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August 16, 2025
1 The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for failing or refusing to wield the big stick against the...
Anambra South Senatorial District By-election Kicked Off Smoothly, Ended Sorely In Some Units
Daily Independent
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August 16, 2025
1 Anambra South Senatorial district by-election scheduled for today kicked off smoothly in polling units in the seven council areas that make up the district. Daily Independent while monitoring the election in Nnewi South council area particularly...
'Senator Graham is doing nothing': Brandon Brown (D) campaigns in Columbia for Senate bid
WPDE 15 - South Carolina
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COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is facing challenges from both his own party and Democrats in the upcoming 2026 mid-term elections. Among the Democratic hopefuls is Brandon Brown, who campaigned in Columbia Saturday...
Zliten municipal elections underway without violations
The Libya Observer
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The head of the High National Elections Commission office in Zliten, Ashraf Nouri Al-Sari, has confirmed that voting for the city’s municipal council is proceeding smoothly, with no security or electoral violations reported so far. Speaking to the...
Low turnout as Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election begins
Eagle Online
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August 16, 2025
The Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election started in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on a shaky note as few voters turned out at polling centres. The News Agency of Nigeria reports the by-election was as a result of the demise of Rep....
Enugu South By-Election Fails Again Amid Protests Over Absence Of Result Sheets
Sahara Reporters
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The much-anticipated Enugu South Urban Constituency by-election on Saturday collapsed for the fourth time, despite a heavy turnout of voters who thronged the designated polling venue at Uwani Secondary School as early as 7am. Although the...
Bye-election: ADC claims victory against APC in Kaduna polls
Daily Post
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August 16, 2025
The African Democratic Congress has claimed it won two out of three seats in the state and National Assembly bye-elections in Kaduna State. The ADC Coalition mobilisation wing, known as ‘ADC Vanguard,’ disclosed this in a terse statement on its X...
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Edo State lawmaker hails INEC for peaceful conduct of by-elections
Alexa.ng
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Mr Billy Osawaru, representing Orhionmwon/Uhunmwonde Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has applauded INEC for the peaceful conduct of the Edo by-elections. Speaking to newsmen in Iguobazuwa, Ovia South West Local Government,...