#electorate

[stop-war-ukraine]

🇺🇦 33 years ago, on December 1, 1991, #Ukrainians overwhelmingly voted for independence in the All-Ukrainian Referendum. Over 90% of voters supported the Act of Declaration of Independence, marking a decisive step in Ukraine's journey out of the Soviet Union.

The question on the ballot was:

"Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of #Ukraine️ adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on August 24, 1991?"

✅ Yes: 90.32%

❌ No: 7.58%

With a voter turnout of 84.18%, every region from east to west, including #Crimea, chose sovereignty. The message was clear — Ukrainians wanted a free and independent state.

👉 The full history of #Ukrainian statehood-formation:

Does Ukrainian statehood only span 30 years? In fact, its origins trace back to the Middle Ages and evolved through significant historical s

[republicanidiots]

The remarkable former congressman from Massachusetts, Barney Frank, passed away on May 19, 2026. He was once voted -- by both parties -- to be the funniest man in Congress:

"People talk about how horrible politicians are. Sometimes the electorate is no prize either."

"The best humor is offered up by the stupidity of your opponents."

"There is an irony that the most active anti-gay [groups] are al-Qaeda and the American right wing."

[girlzoot]

It turns out the voters lied. Just like the accusations they always throw at hard-working public servants, the goddamned electorate turned out to be goddamned liars themselves. They said they respected hard work, commitment and moral courage. They said that the candidate’s opponent had lost their vote the moment she gave up on reasoned discourse and calm authority. But when they went into the voting booths in their hundreds, and thousands, and tens of thousands, they’d thought, You know what, though, she’s strong. She’d show them. —Naomi Alderman/The Power

[historyfiles]

Coverage of the various historical cultures, rulers, and states of Europe

The dukes of Saxe-Thuringen held the all-important title of prince-elector for only a few generations, losing it to the junior branch in Saxe-Meissen through being politically outmanoeuvred in the divisive Schmalkaldic War.

[rvexillology]

Flag of the Electorate of Cologne, an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that existed from the 10th to 19th century.

from /r/vexillology Top comment: The ecclesiastical principality existed from the 10th century, but as far as I know the flag is only arrested going back to the 14th or 15th century. Note that it is a simple flag design - black cross on white, which does not depend on any fixed proportions, and would have been produced with quite a range of them. It would be a mistake to treat any of the details of Wikipedia's generic illustration of a black cross on white as an indicating that this flag was any different to the same idea used elsewhere.

[pewresearch]

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing segment of eligible voters out of the major racial and ethnic groups in the United States. More than 11 million will be able to vote this year, making up nearly 5% of the nation’s eligible voters (for this analysis, U.S. citizens ages 18 and older). They are also the only major racial or ethnic group in which naturalized citizens – rather than the U.S. born – make up a majority of eligible voters, according to our analysis of Census Bureau data.

[randyite]

Worst President Ever