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NEWS ABOUT: election monitors

election monitors stories: 8 news summaries

 UN Official Denies 
 Cover Up in 
 Afghan Vote 

Recount will rectify fraud, says head of mission in troubled nation

Oct 12, 09 1:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The head of the UN mission in Afghanistan is denying that he helped cover up vote-rigging in the disputed Afghan election, refuting charges made by a top US diplomat. In a rare press conference, Kai Eide also said a partial recount being conducted by a UN-backed election panel would root... More »

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Afghanistan • diplomacy • election monitors • Peter Galbraith • disputed election • election • election results • Kai Eide

 Afghan Polls 
 Open as 
 Race 
 Tightens 

In test of country's stability, Karzai faces Taliban violence, 34 challengers

Aug 20, 09 1:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - As polls open in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai's chances of claiming enough of the vote to avoid a runoff no longer look like a sure thing, the New York Times reports. Voter intimidation by the Taliban, a surge in popularity by one of Karzai's opponents, and limited election monitoring could conspire... More »

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Taliban • Hamid Karzai • election monitors • Afghanistan election

GOPers Spot
End Run Around Election Law

FEC rule lets 1-man corporations pool
their resources

Jun 9, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A decision by campaign-finance regulators has a pair of GOP strategists hoping to skirt limits set by election law, Politico reports. The Federal Election Commission recently OK’d ad buys made by a solo activist’s one-man corporation. That gave the strategists an idea: Rich individuals could avoid rules against... More »

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campaign finance • campaign fundraising • Federal Election Commission • election monitors • election law • Michael Dubke • Carl Forti

Foreclosed Homeowners May Lose
Voting Rights

Dems: GOP plans to challenge addresses

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... More »

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

Key Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Vote

Group cites Kremlin's excessive restrictions on March 2 election

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... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Kremlin • election monitors • Dmitry Medvedev • election

UPDATED

Saakashvili Declared Victor in Georgia Vote

No runoff election needed; but opposition cries foul

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... More »

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Georgia • protests • Tbilisi • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe • election monitors • Mikheil Saakashvili • Levan Gachechiladze • runoff election • presidential election

Putin Party Election Strategy: Vodka for Votes

Booze & backpacks among lures for  Russian voters

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 »

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Vladimir Putin • bribe • vodka • election monitors • Russian elections

Russia Stiff Arms International Vote Monitors

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

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... More »

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Russia • European Union • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • United States • Orange Revolution • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe • Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights • Russian parliament • election monitors • election • Russian elections

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