The august presidential election in Belarus led to the biggest demonstrations since the country's independence. The outcome is still not clear.
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Weekend voting (117 KB, PDF)
This Note also looks at earlier proposals to move polling day to the weekend and at electoral pilot schemes held at local elections where electors have been able to vote at the weekend preceding the election or, in one instance, at the weekend instead of on the Thursday.
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Weekend voting (117 KB, PDF)
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The Coronavirus Act,which received Royal Assent on 25 March 2020, made emergency provisions in relation to the coronavirus. This briefing examines the provisions related to postponing local elections due in May 2020 until May 2021.
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This landing page features Commons Library briefings on international elections .
