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Zimbabwe Opposition ‘Optimistic’ After Meeting Mbeki, Getting Assurances

April 11, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet

The Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by Morgan Tsvangirai, has been meeting with African leaders in an effort to shore up support against the regime of Robert Mugabe, which preliminary vote counts suggest may have lost the recent election, both for parliament and the presidency. Mugabe’s suppoerters have been fighting to keep down opposition support, while Mugabe has refused to allow vote counts to be made public.

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ELECTION IRREGULARITIES: Louisiana Democrats Disenfranchised When Party Registration Switched

February 11, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet

The presidential campaign of Barack Obama has issued a statement regarding reports of voter-registration irregularities in Louisiana that allegedly led to the denial of the vote to hundreds of people. The Obama campaign website published the following:
The Obama campaign submitted an urgent request for assistance to the Secretary of State’s Division of Elections today, after [...]

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ELECTION IRREGULARITIES: Washington GOP Primary Called with 242 Vote Margin at Just 87% of Count

February 11, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet

The presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee is “exploring all available legal options regarding the dubious final results for the state of Washington State Republican precinct caucuses”. The state’s Republican party halted the count at 87% of votes counted, a margin of just 242 votes separating John McCain from Mike Huckabee, and a reported 12,000 votes [...]

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ELECTION IRREGULARITIES: Louisiana Democrats Disenfranchised When Party Registration Switched

February 11, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet

The presidential campaign of Barack Obama has issued a statement regarding reports of voter-registration irregularities in Louisiana that allegedly led to the denial of the vote to hundreds of people. The Obama campaign website published the following:
The Obama campaign submitted an urgent request for assistance to the Secretary of State’s Division of Elections today, after [...]

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ELECTION IRREGULARITIES: Washington GOP Primary Called with 242 Vote Margin at Just 87% of Count

February 11, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet

The presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee is “exploring all available legal options regarding the dubious final results for the state of Washington State Republican precinct caucuses”. The state’s Republican party halted the count at 87% of votes counted, a margin of just 242 votes separating John McCain from Mike Huckabee, and a reported 12,000 votes [...]

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SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARIES: New Mexico Faces Questions of Process Integrity in Democratic Caucus

February 7, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet

Reports from New Mexico are demonstrating a range of problems that faced voters during the Super Tuesday “nationwide primary” Democratic party caucuses there. The New Mexico caucus system is run by the party itself, and involves actual paper ballots, cast by each individual voting. But the list of voters eligible to participate is not maintained [...]

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SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARIES: New Mexico Faces Questions of Process Integrity in Democratic Caucus

February 7, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet

Reports from New Mexico are demonstrating a range of problems that faced voters during the Super Tuesday “nationwide primary” Democratic party caucuses there. The New Mexico caucus system is run by the party itself, and involves actual paper ballots, cast by each individual voting. But the list of voters eligible to participate is not maintained [...]

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SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARIES: Balloting Irregularities Reported in Los Angeles County, New Jersey & Georgia

February 6, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet

As the most widespread presidential primary vote in US history took place yesterday, across the continent and beyond (American Samoa also voted), there were glitches, confusion and unjustifiable waits in states across the country. Three examples stand out: touchscreen machines failing in New Jersey, a suspiciously confusing ballot in Los Angeles, and multiple irregularities in [...]

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SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARIES: Balloting Irregularities Reported in Los Angeles County, New Jersey & Georgia

February 6, 2008 :: admin :: No Comment Yet

As the most widespread presidential primary vote in US history took place yesterday, across the continent and beyond (American Samoa also voted), there were glitches, confusion and unjustifiable waits in states across the country. Three examples stand out: touchscreen machines failing in New Jersey, a suspiciously confusing ballot in Los Angeles, and multiple irregularities in [...]

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