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Re:Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president by jeffbee on Sunday October 30, 2022 @07:58PM (#33400377)
How can America gain the incredible technology of knowing the outcome of national elections in fewer than 60 days?
Re:Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president by ajross on Sunday October 30, 2022 @08:06PM (#33400443)
It is extremely rare for an election to be undecided at 60 days (Bush v. Gore was decided after 35 days, for example). If you're talking about the 2020 Presidential election, the reported counts were sufficient to determine (not "predict") the winner within about 18 hours of the last poll closures or thereabouts. It was politically convenient to spin the remaining counting, certification process, inevitable legal challenges, as "uncertainty" when there really was none.
Re:Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president by arcticbull on Sunday October 30, 2022 @07:59PM (#33400390)
Happens in Canada too. Probably because we have them every like 18 months.

[edit] The last one, Parliament was dissolved September 11, 2019, the vote held on October 18th and results announced on the 21st.

Re:Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president by klooney on Sunday October 30, 2022 @10:31PM (#33401419)
You have to be less accepting of mail in ballot delays.
Re:Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president by biimugan on Monday October 31, 2022 @11:30PM (#33416579)
Nationalize elections? Use electronic voting machines exclusively? Literally the only reasons it works in Brazil (and things which will literally never happen in the U.S.)