11Mexican senators
Senators in Mexico cannot immediately run for re-election and thus, the Senate is completely renewed every 6 years.
12Australia voting
In Australia, voting is compulsory and citizens over 18 years of age are fined if they do not vote.
13Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein used Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" as his campaign song in the 2002 election.
14New York Times
In 1996, the New York Times had the name of the winner in the elections as a clue and it worked regardless of the candidate.
15Charles D. B. King
In 1927, Charles D. B. King won the presidential election in Liberia when he got 234,000 votes against the opponents 9,000. There were 15,000 registered voters in Liberia at the time.
16Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses don't vote in any country, ever.
17Liechtenstein citizen
In order to become a Liechtenstein citizen, you must either be married to a Liechtenstein citizen for 3 years or live in the country for 3 years with a visa and have the entire country vote for whether or not you deserve citizenship, based on what you personally can add to the country.
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18President election
The office of President of the US can be transferred to the Vice President if a majority of the cabinet votes that the sitting President is incapable of his duties. In theory, the cabinet could peacefully stage a coup and overthrow the president.
19Tiririca
In 2010, a Brazilian clown named Tiririca became the second-most-voted congressman in Brazil's history, with 1,348,295 votes. In his election campaign, he used slogans such as "What does a federal congressman do? I really don't know – but if you vote for me, I'll tell ya" and "It can't get any worse, vote Tiririca."
20Maldives election
During the 2013 elections in the Maldives, a coconut was detained on the suspicion of 'vote-rigging' through the use of black magic. A magician was called in and established that the coconut was innocent.
