Elections
Elections and in particular the related campaigns by parties and candidates leave a large number of digital artefacts. Many of these are rotting quickly, often disappearing within months or perhaps a few years since they are no longer relevant. Preserving them is key to ensure a functioning democracy where the elected representatives can be held accountable by the voters in future elections for their promises before and actions after their election.
This project aims to archive websites, social media, videos, and other things related to elections primarily at the national and supra-national level, though it may sometimes also include regional and local ones. The term "election" is here used in a broad sense and also includes other votes like referendums.
Date | Location | Type | Description | Links and notes |
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2020-02-29 | Slovakia | Election | Parliament (and Prime Minister) | Wikipedia |
2020-11-03 | United States | Election | President | Election Wikipedia |
2020-02-09 | Switzerland | Referendum | Popular initiative and referendum | Elections/2020 February Swiss votes |
2019-12-12 | United Kingdom | Election | General Election | Election Wikipedia |
2019-10-27 | Argentina | Election | General election | Wikipedia |
2019-10-27 | Haiti | Elections | Parliament: Chambre des députés and one third of the Sénat. Postponed indefinitely (per Wikipedia) | Wikipedia |
2019-10-27 | Oman | Elections | Parliament (Consultative Assembly, مجلس الشورى) | Wikipedia |
2019-10-27 | Uruguay | Referendum and election | Constitutional referendum and general elections | Wikipedia referendum Wikipedia election |
2019-10-23 | Botswana | Election | Parliament | Wikipedia |
2019-10-21 | Canada | Election | Federal election: House of Commons | Wikipedia |
2019-10-20 | Bolivia | Election | General election | Wikipedia |
2019-10-20 | Switzerland | Election | Parliament (Bundesversammlung: Nationalrat & Ständerat) | Election Parties Wikipedia de / en / fr / it |
2019-10-17 | Gibraltar | Election | Parliament | Election Parties Wikipedia |
2019-10-15 | Mozambique | Election | General election | Election Parties Wikipedia |
2019-10-13 | Poland | Election | Parliament (Sejm and Senat) | Election ArchiveBot tracking page parties Wikipedia |
2019-10-06 | Kosovo | Election | Parliament (Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës) | Election Parties Wikipedia |
2019-10-06 | Portugal | Election | Parliament (Assembleia da República) | Election ArchiveBot tracking page parties Wikipedia |
2019-10-06 | Tunisia | Election | Parliament (مجلس نواب الشعب) | Parties Wikipedia |
2019-10-05 | United Arab Emirates | Election | Parliament (المجلس الوطني الاتحادي) | Election Wikipedia |
2019-09-29 | Austria | Election | Parliament (Nationalrat) | Election Parties Wikipedia (en) Wikipedia (de) |
2019-09-28 | Afghanistan | Election | President | Election Wikipedia |
2019-09-17 | Israel | Election | Parliament (Knesset) | Election Parties Wikipedia |
2019-09-15 and 2019-10-13 | Tunisia | Election | President | Election Wikipedia |
2019-09-09 | Tuvalu | Election | Parliament | Election Wikipedia |
2019-08-31 | Faroe Islands | Election | General election | Wikipedia |
2019-08-25 and 2019-09-08 | Abkhazia | Election | President | Election Wikipedia |
2019-08-24 | Nauru | Election | Parliament | Election Wikipedia |
2019-07-21 | Japan | Election | Parliament (half of the House of Councillors) | Parties Election Wikipedia |
2019-07-21 | Ukraine | Election | Parliament | Parties Wikipedia |
2019-07-07 | Greece | Election | Parliament | Parties Election Wikipedia |
2019-06-22 | Mauritania | Election | President | Wikipedia (en) Wikipedia (fr) |
2019-06-16 and 2019-08-11 | Guatemala | Election | General election | Parties Election Wikipedia |
2019-06-09 | Kazakhstan | Election | President | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia |
2019-06-09 | South Ossetia | Election | Parliament | ArchiveBot tracking page parties ArchiveBot tracking page election |
2019-06-05 | Denmark | Election | Parliament (Folketing) | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia |
2019-06-02 | San Marino | Referendum | Two referendums | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia (en) Wikipedia (it) |
2019-05-26 | Belgium | Election | Federal election: Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des représentants | ArchiveBot tracking page parties Wikipedia |
2019-05-26 | Germany, Bremen | Election | Bürgerschaftswahl | ArchiveBot tracking page parties ArchiveBot tracking page election Wikipedia (de) |
2019-05-23 to 2019-05-26 | European Union | Election | Parliament | ArchiveBot tracking pages Wikipedia |
2019-05-19 | Switzerland | Referendum and election | Votes on all levels (federal, cantonal, districtual, communal) and cantonal elections | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2019-05-18 | Australia | Election | Federal election: Senate (one half) and House of Representatives | ArchiveBot tracking page parties ArchiveBot tracking page election Wikipedia |
2019-05-13 | Philippines | Election | General election: House of Representatives and 12 seats in the Senate | ArchiveBot tracking page parties ArchiveBot tracking page election Wikipedia: 1, 2, 3 |
2019-05-12 and 2019-05-26 | Lithuania | Election | President | ArchiveBot tracking page parties ArchiveBot tracking page election Wikipedia |
2019-05-12 | Lithuania | Referendum | Constitutional referendums | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia (en) Wikipedia (lt) Wikipedia (lt) |
2019-05-08 | Belize | Referendum | Territorial dispute with Guatemala | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia |
2019-05-08 | South Africa | Election | General election | ArchiveBot tracking page parties ArchiveBot tracking page election Wikipedia |
2019-05-05 | Panama | Election | General election | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia |
2019-04-28 | Spain | Election | General election | ArchiveBot tracking page parties Wikipedia |
2019-04-21 and 2019-05-05 | North Macedonia | Election | President | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia |
2019-04-14 | Finland | Election | Parliament | ArchiveBot tracking page parties ArchiveBot tracking page election Wikipedia |
2019-04-11 to 2019-05-19 | India | Election | Parliament | Wikipedia |
2019-04-07 | Switzerland, Cantone Ticino | Election | General election (Consiglio di Stato & Gran Consiglio) | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2019-03-31 | Switzerland, Kanton Baselland | Election | General election (Regierungsrat & Landrat) | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2019-03-31 | Switzerland, Kanton Luzern | Election | General election (Kantonsrat & Regierungsrat) | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2019-03-31 and 2019-06-23 | Turkey, Istanbul | Election | Mayor | Tracking list Wikipedia (March) Wikipedia (June) |
2019-03-31 | Turkey, Ankara | Election | Mayor | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia |
2019-03-31 and 2019-04-21 | Ukraine | Election | President | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia |
2019-03-24 | Switzerland, Kanton Zürich | Election | General election (Regierungsrat & Kantonsrat) | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2019-03-24 | Thailand | Election | General election | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia |
2019-03-17 and 2019-04-07 | Switzerland, Canton Vaud | Election | Complementary election for the Conseil d'État | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2019-02-10 | Switzerland | Referendum | Referendum | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2018-11-25 | Switzerland | Referendum | Referendum | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2018-09-30 | Macedonia | Referendum | Referendum | ArchiveBot tracking page Wikipedia |
2018-09-23 | Switzerland | Referendum | Referendum | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2018-06-10 | Switzerland | Referendum | Referendum | ArchiveBot tracking page |
2017-09-24 | Switzerland | Referendum | Referendum | ArchiveBot tracking page |
Useful resources
- Wikipedia's election category, in particular the pages in the "elections by year" subcategories
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems's Election Guide
- Our Campaigns, crowdsourced election information
- Vote USA, U.S. election information
- Vote411, U.S. election information