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Foreclosed Homeowners May Lose
Voting Rights

Dems: GOP plans to challenge addresses

New York Times New York Times Sep 25, 08 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many of the million Americans who lost their homes through foreclosure in the last couple of years may discover at the polls that they've lost their right to vote in the upcoming election as well, the New York Times reports. Election officials and voter rights groups fear that failure to update addresses will disqualify thousands. Democrats charge that Republicans plan to use foreclosure lists to challenge voters in swing states. More »

More about:  foreclosure • swing states • voting • voters • voter registration • voter fraud • ballots • election monitors

Key Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Vote

Group cites Kremlin's excessive restrictions on March 2 election

New York Times New York Times Feb 7, 08 4:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Europe's main election watchdog will boycott Russia's March 2 presidential vote due to excessive Kremlin restrictions, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights announced today. The group had agreed to send just 70 monitors to oversee the campaign, the New York Times reports, but when Russia barred them from arriving earlier than two weeks before the election, negotiations broke down. More »

More about:  Russia • Vladimir Putin • election • Dmitry Medvedev • Kremlin • election monitors

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Saakashvili Declared Victor in Georgia Vote

No runoff election needed; but opposition cries foul

BBC BBC Jan 6, 08 11:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Official results today showed Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili won re-election with 52.8% of the vote, thus avoiding a runoff election that could've given detractors the chance to unite behind a single candidate, the BBC reports. Protesters claimed foul play, opposition leaders alleged unfair conditions and violations, and main challenger Levan Gachechiladze spoke of "terror" at the polls. More »

Putin Party Election Strategy: Vodka for Votes

Booze & backpacks among lures for  Russian voters

Breitbart Breitbart Nov 1, 07 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Free bottles of vodka are among the gifts Russia's ruling party is using to lure voters in upcoming elections, reports Agence France Presse . President Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, has also stamped its logo on backpacks and lids for the jam jars many Russians fill to get through the winter. More »

More about:  Vladimir Putin • Russian elections • bribe • vodka • election monitors

Russia Stiff Arms International Vote Monitors

Showdown looms with US & EU in bid to keep observers at a distance

New York Times New York Times Oct 25, 07 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia may be headed for another showdown with the US and the European Union over its proposals to severely limit the authority of international election monitors. The Kremlin wants to cut the number of observers and ban their reports from publication until after elections. The move comes just months before the country’s parliamentary and presidential contests, the New York Times reports. More »

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