该州需要改革其落后的选举法。

The state needs to reform its ___backward election laws.

不再是一个偏远、落后、不重要的国家，它成为了欧洲不可忽视的力量。

No longer a remote, ___backward, unimportant country, it became a force to be reckoned with in Europe.

他对技术的落后观点正在阻碍公司的发展。

His ___backward views on technology are holding the company back.