North America
At Least 11 Illinois Counties Vote November 3 on Leaving Cook County Behind
At least 11 Illinois counties vote November 3 on whether to explore separating from Cook County and Chicago to form a new state.
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Self-determination movements around the world, reported on their own terms and in their own words. The coverage leads with the people whose future is at issue, not with the capitals reacting to them.
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- North America
St-Pierre Plamondon Sworn In as Quebec Premier, Returning Parti Quebecois to Power
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was sworn in as Quebec premier, returning the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois to power, with a first-term referendum pledge he says will wait.
- North America
Smith Rules Out Another Separation Vote After Albertans Choose Canada
Alberta's premier said the referendum gave her government a clear mandate to stay in Canada, and spoke directly to the quarter of voters who chose to begin the process toward leaving.
- North America
Albertans Vote Today on Whether to Seek a Binding Independence Referendum
Albertans vote Monday on whether their government should start the legal process toward a binding independence referendum. Polls close at 9 p.m.
- Europe
Swinney Launches 'Choose Scotland’ Campaign, Says Scotland Will Soon Be Independent
Closing the SNP conference, John Swinney launched the Choose Scotland independence campaign and said Scotland will soon be an independent nation, despite Burnham's 'off limits' line.
- North America
Texian Partisan Will Track Alberta’s Referendum Count Live, Division by Division
The Texian Partisan's Alberta results page will carry Monday's referendum count from Elections Alberta live, division by division, from the 9 p.m.
- North America
Albertans Vote Monday on Whether to Seek a Binding Vote on Leaving Canada
Albertans vote October 19 on whether their government should begin the legal process toward a binding referendum on leaving Canada. Polls are open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Africa
Latin America Splits Over Western Sahara as UN Mission’s Deadline Nears
CELAC backed self-determination for Western Sahara at the UN, but Paraguay disowned the paragraph and Peru and the Bahamas backed Morocco's autonomy plan, with the UN mission's mandate ending October 31.
- North America
Danielle Smith Rules Out a Second Alberta Separation Vote if Province Stays
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said there will be no second separation vote 'as long as I'm premier' if Albertans vote to remain on October 19.
- North America
Alberta and Saskatchewan Premiers Reject Musk’s Call to Leave Canada
Saskatchewan's Scott Moe answered Elon Musk's call for the province to leave Canada with one word, and Alberta's Danielle Smith said she strongly disagrees.
- North America
More Than 3,000 Alberta Referendum Mail-In Ballots Returned Invalid
Elections Alberta says more than 3,000 referendum mail-in ballots came back invalid, with voters still able to fix them before the October 19 vote.
- Europe
Westminster Rules Out Scottish Referendum as Burnham Calls an EU Vote “Possible”
Justice Secretary Alex Norris said Burnham's openness to an EU rerun does not reopen Scotland's 2014 vote: "the answer was the answer."
- North America
Ottawa Studied an $18 Billion Fiscal Shock From an Alberta Exit, Documents Show
Finance Canada briefing notes obtained by CBC show Ottawa studying an $18 billion fiscal shock, head-office flight and a flawed pension formula if Alberta leaves, ahead of the province's October 19 vote.
