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Election news, with receipts.

Read dated updates from electoral authorities. We separate official notices from media-feed watch signals and do not infer results from partial counts or uploads.

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  1. Cabo VerdeOfficial source reviewed

    Cabo Verde court admits sixth presidential bid

    CNE says a 24 September court appeal ruling admitted Loisito Tavares de Sousa, bringing the 15 November presidential field to six.

  2. Cabo VerdeOfficial source reviewed

    Cabo Verde's initial court decision admitted five candidacies before appeal

    The CNE's 22 September notice described five candidacies admitted by the initial decision. A 27 September notice reports that an appeal brought the admitted count to six; this brief preserves the earlier decision.

  3. South AfricaOfficial source reviewed

    South Africa: Special-vote applications close 12 Oct

    The Electoral Commission says applications opened on 21 September for special votes ahead of the 4 November local elections. The deadline is 17:00 on 12 October.


Every brief links to a dated official source. Changes detected by a source monitor or media feed are reviewed before publication.