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Are there provisions in the law which permit or require regional and/ or local election (s) to be held on the same day as national elections?


total countries/territories: 94
Country/Territory Answers Comments Verified
Albania a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2006/11/23
Algeria a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2005/03/26
Argentina b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2021/12/26
Australia d. National elections are held on the same day as local elections only 2019/04/25
Azerbaijan a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2022/01/28
Bahamas a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/10/03
Bangladesh a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2006/05/23
Barbados a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2001/07/23
Belarus a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2006/11/20
Belgium b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2012/05/04
Belize a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2003/08/20
Benin a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2003/02/25
Bosnia and Herzegovina d. National elections are held on the same day as local elections only 2002/05/07
Brazil c. National elections are held on the same day as regional elections only 2024/10/18
Bulgaria a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2007/01/31
Cameroon d. National elections are held on the same day as local elections only 2002/07/18
Canada a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2010/06/15
Cape Verde a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2001/10/04
Chile a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2001/08/20
Colombia a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2003/07/29
Croatia a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/08/07
Cyprus b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2012/04/26
Czech Republic b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2006/11/21
Denmark a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2015/06/08
Dominica a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/12/13
Ecuador b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2006/11/17
Fiji a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2003/06/30
Finland a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2012/05/21
France a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2012/05/02
French Polynesia a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2004/01/15
Georgia a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/08/28
Germany a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2021/11/16
Ghana a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2005/07/01
Guyana c. National elections are held on the same day as regional elections only 2006/11/21
Hungary a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/05/23
Iceland a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/07/11
India a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2024/06/18
Ireland b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2012/05/10
Italy b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2012/04/16
Japan a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2003/07/02
Kazakhstan a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2024/10/17
Kenya b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2024/12/06
Korea, Republic of a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/12/20
Lesotho a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2015/03/03
Lithuania a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/09/11
Luxembourg a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2015/06/05
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2020/04/16
Malawi b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2025/07/01
Maldives a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2004/08/24
Marshall Islands a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2005/02/23
Moldova, Republic of a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2021/04/01
Monaco a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2023/09/11
Morocco a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2016/08/15
Nepal a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2004/10/05
Netherlands a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2016/03/04
New Caledonia a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2004/01/14
Nigeria a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2001/11/08
Niue a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2006/12/19
Norway a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2001/02/14
Pakistan c. National elections are held on the same day as regional elections only 2001/07/17
Papua New Guinea b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2007/01/11
Paraguay a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2009/07/05
Philippines d. National elections are held on the same day as local elections only 2005/07/06
Portugal b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2024/10/10
Romania a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/04/19
Russian Federation a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2016/06/02
Saint Lucia a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/12/10
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2021/12/26
Samoa a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2021/04/09
Sao Tome and Principe b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2001/10/04
Serbia d. National elections are held on the same day as local elections only 2022/07/06
Seychelles a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2016/09/05
Sierra Leone b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2005/06/30
Slovakia a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/07/05
Slovenia a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/08/27
Somalia b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2005/04/06
South Africa a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2024/12/04
Spain a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2012/04/17
Sri Lanka a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2016/02/04
Sudan a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2005/04/06
Sweden c. National elections are held on the same day as regional elections only 2014/08/04
Switzerland b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2012/05/11
Tanzania, United Republic of b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2025/12/01
Timor-Leste a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2001/09/25
Tonga a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2003/07/18
Tunisia a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2019/08/05
Turkey a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2016/01/21
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2016/04/11
United States of America c. National elections are held on the same day as regional elections only 2024/10/01
Uruguay a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2002/06/18
Venezuela a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2003/08/01
Yemen a. National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections 2005/04/08
Zimbabwe b. National elections are held on the same day as regional and local elections 2018/10/30


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