I saw mentions that nobody could tell the preliminary outcome of Brexit vote, because it was illegal to report on any numbers before voting concluded. Is this rule/law specific to Brexit referendum, or does it also apply to other UK elections?

Before voting day I would like to know who the options are in my electorate where can I find that information. I've looked at the AEC (Australian electoral commission) website but cannot find it http://apps.aec.gov.au/eSearch/Default.aspx

Ok I can understand that Russia has the Veto power but still there is not even a word of condemnation on use of White Phosphorus by Russia on the innocent civilians in Aleppo? What was the "Red-Line" drawn by Obama and when it will be breached?

As far as i know most voting system in Australia are based on a seat based preferential system. Also that there is variation in exactly how this works between states. What part of the voting system is in the constitution and how much freedom is there to change it without a referendum.

I ask only about the law of England and Wales, and not of Scotland or Ireland. I ask a related question on Law SE. I know that the ECHR will continue to possess jurisdiction over the UK, but probably not the ECJ.

On most SE sites, when I click on "Chat" link on the top left StackExchange dropdown menu next to the site name, it takes me to the site's main chatroom. On Politics.SE, it takes me to general SE chat listing all chatrooms; despite the link being site-specific: http://chat.stackexchange.com/?h...

Are there any other countries that have movements to leave the EU? If so how popular is the movement in that country?

In the US, would it be possible for a re-vote for the President could be called for if, for example, it was highly suspected or confirmed that the first vote's results were rigged?

The UK might be inclined to not start article 50 in order to have negotiating power in the bilateral agreements. The negotiation power derives from the fact that Britain could block EU policies as a yet member. Can the EU force the UK to start the exit procedure? For example by using article 7 of...

I'm currently researching about correlations of government types and its possible effects. As of late, I've just finished parsing some wiki pages and basically made tables of indicator rankings showing every country in the list while also showing their government types. The indicators currently...

Why do efforts to reform rules about buying and selling firearms in the U.S. always fail after mass shootings?

I have been observing Middle-east for past 5/6 years and have observed a clear biased approach by US towards Sunni and Shia militants US Behaviour towards Sunni Militants Countless Drones in North-western Pakistan (now Baluchistan too), Yemen and Afghanistan Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp full ...

Reading the news, it seems like prominent Conservative backers of Leave are in no hurry to invoke article 50, which would formally start the separation process, while EU leaders want a fast process, to minimize uncertainty. Does the EU have any legal means to stop this Sword of Damocles situatio...

The latest potentially damning “Clinton cash” allegation involves a 2008 nuclear agreement between India and the United States. According to Politico, Peter Schweizer says that Hillary Clinton changed her position on the agreement after Indian business and government interests flooded various Cli...

In comments on " Is the "no poll reporting till voting is done" specific to Brexit vote? " I was made aware that other countries also have rules against reporting on polling numbers on election day, and it's not a UK-only concept. As such, I'm curious if there's a good estimate that exists on ho...

As per the article regarding Hawaii placing its gun owners in a database and some of the below quoted text from it, I could see this being a growing trend on a state by state basis. I was wondering if any of this could technically and legitimately be a violation of any US rights in any way? ...

Are there any laws or precedents for factually incorrect claims made during an election campaign by politicians / reporters? Could a party or individual be fined or imprisoned, or the vote voided? I'm not asking about misleading or exaggerated claims (since those are obviously a grey area and, s...

Consider the case of Brexit: a relatively brief moment of voting time that decided the state of UK in EU. One shot. Is this a good idea? Let's consider these factors: Voter stability: were voters stable at the time when 51.9% of them voted to leave? The vast majority of voting systems, almos...