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		d0100 on Nov 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for d... That is legal? Wow, very sleazy. In Brazil you lose your office if you switch after elected. You can still go against your party when voting, but changing parties after election has got to burn you forever...

detaro on Nov 7, 2020 [–]

It's legal in many places where you explicitly vote for individual candidates, not parties (and even in some where party lists are voted)

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