Obvious ballot-stuffing spotted in region
(NEWSER) - Vladimir Putin may have engaged in a brutal crackdown on Chechnya over the last, say, decade-plus, but it appears to have done wonders for his popularity, as evidenced by his extraordinary results there in Sunday's elections. A little too extraordinary, reports the New York Times: Putin garnered 1,482 votes to his opponent's single vote at one precinct. Problem? There are 1,389 voters registered in that district, pegging turnout at a rather unrealistic 107%. “Look, something is not adding up here,” says the head of the local electoral commission. More»
