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election fraud stories: 32 news summaries

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AFGHANISTAN ELECTION

 Abdullah 
 Pulls Out 
 of Runoff 


Cites Karzai's refusal to reform election system

Nov 1, 09 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The only contender to unseat Afghan President Hamid Karzai today followed through on his threat to boycott the runoff election slated for Nov. 7. Citing Karzai's refusal to overhaul the election system as impetus for his decision, Abdullah Abdullah declared a “transparent election is not possible” at a news... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

Karzai Challenger Plans
to Call for Boycott

But spokesman leaves room for late maneuvering

Oct 31, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(AP) - Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah plans to boycott next week's runoff against Hamid Karzai and instead call for postponement of the vote until the spring, his campaign manager said today. "As of now," Abdullah plans to call for a boycott during a press conference tomorrow, he said. Abdullah... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

AFGHAN ELECTION

 Karzai Nixes 
 Power-Sharing 
 Government 

Abdullah says result will be same without new election officials

Oct 25, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Both candidates for Afghanistan's presidency focused on the Nov. 7 runoff yesterday, with Hamid Karzai declaring that there would be no power-sharing government, while challenger Abdullah Abdullah voiced concern that without the ouster of top election officials, the tainted outcome would be no different. "So long as these people... More »

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Taliban • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • runoff election • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

UN to Sack Half of Afghan Election Officials

Ban Ki-Moon plans measures to ensure widespread fraud isn't repeated

Oct 21, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The United Nations learned "quite a painful lesson" from the widespread fraud in Afghanistan's August election, and aims to rout out corrupt voting supervisors next time around, Ban Ki-Moon said yesterday. The UN secretary-general said more than half of the election officials should be removed before next month's runoff... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • disputed election • Ban Ki-Moon • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

 Afghan Runoff Set for Nov. 7 

Karzai accepts results of UN-backed recount

Oct 20, 09 7:37 AM CDT
(AP) - Afghanistan's election commission has ordered a runoff election for Nov. 7 after a fraud investigation dropped President Hamid Karzai's votes below 50% of the total. Karzai accepted the fraud panel finding in a press conference and endorsed a runoff election. The Independent Election Commission said it did not want to... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • runoff election • Afghanistan election

Karzai Working on Deals With Challengers

Power-sharing agreement may be
in the works

Sep 16, 09 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Afghanistan election has turned into such a mess that President Hamid Karzai is discussing some kind of partnership with at least two of his challengers, the Wall Street Journal reports. His camp and that of top challenger Abdullah Abdullah are talking through third parties, while Karzai also has reached... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • Ashraf Ghani • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

Afghans Stock Up on Guns After Disputed Election

Political turmoil sends 'Kalashnikov Index' soaring

Sep 11, 09 2:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The price of a smuggled Kalashnikov assault rifle in Afghanistan has more than doubled in recent weeks amid rising political turbulence, Time reports. Last month's election is widely believed to have been rigged in favor of President Hamid Karzai, and many fear challenger Abdullah Abdullah and the warlords he represents... More »

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(AP) - The UN-backed commission investigating fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election has thrown out ballots from 83 polling stations across the country, all of them in areas with strong support for President Hamid Karzai. The president currently has more than 50% of the preliminary count. But if the commission throws out enough... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • Afghanistan election

 Karzai Team Forged All 24K 
 Ballots in 1 District: Charge 

Afghan president's campaign allegedly detained tribal leader, closed polls

Sep 2, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tribal leaders in southern Afghanistan make the strongest allegations yet of ballot fraud, telling Dexter Filkins of the New York Times that in their district, "Hamid Karzai's people stuffed all the ballot boxes." Members of the Bariz tribe, who endorsed challenger Abdullah Abdullah, say aides to Karzai's brother—... More »

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Afghanistan • voter fraud • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • ballots • Ahmed Wali Karzai • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

 Fraud Accusations Double 
 in Afghan Election 

Karzai's opponents accuse him of stuffing ballot boxes

Aug 31, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a Kabul school teacher arrived at 6am at an election station he was supposed to run, he found the ballot boxes already full. When he protested, the local tribal chieftain’s men took him away. His is just one of 550 serious fraud accusations that Afghan election officials are... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • Afghanistan election

 US Envoy Gets Hot 
 With Karzai Over Fraud 

Source says Holbrooke meeting with Afghan prez was 'explosive,' 'dramatic bust-up'

Aug 27, 09 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The top US envoy to Afghanistan held an “explosive” meeting with President Hamid Karzai last week, sources tell the BBC, with the “dramatic bust-up” focused on reports of election fraud. The meeting was held a day after the Aug. 20 election, before any results were released, but Richard... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • runoff election • Richard Holbrooke • Afghanistan election

(Newser) - With the leading opposition candidate further hinting at election fraud, and international observers not exactly disagreeing, officials in Afghanistan say they’ll release preliminary results tomorrow from last week’s voting. But even that could raise tensions, the Los Angeles Times reports, as Abdullah Abdullah claims there’s no way... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

Karzai Stole Afghanistan Election: Rival

With early vote count due Tuesday, Abdullah alleges fraud

Aug 23, 09 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai’s strongest political rival in the Afghan presidential race, is charging his opponent with engineering widespread voter fraud in the southern and eastern regions, the Guardian reports. A watchdog group controlled by international officials, which says the official election commission is controlled by Karzai supporters, has... More »

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Afghanistan • voter fraud • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

(Newser) - The supposedly indelible ink used to mark voters' fingers in today's Afghanistan election rubs off easily with household detergent, raising fears of widespread ballot fraud. Campaigners for Abdullah Abdullah, the main opposition candidate, found they could remove the ink with minimal effort, and a Guardian journalist scrubbed his finger clean... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • voter fraud • Hamid Karzai • ink • election fraud • Ashraf Ghani • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

Clinton Pushed Obama for Tougher Stance on Iran

President decided last-minute to use 'appalled and outraged' language

Jul 1, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - When President Obama recently toughened his language against the Iranian government, saying he was “appalled and outraged” at its violence against demonstrators, it came as a “happy surprise” to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, administration officials tell the Washington Times. Clinton had been pushing for a tougher stance... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • diplomacy • election fraud • disputed election • Obama administration • President Obama • Neda Agha Soltan

ANALYSIS

Silver: How Do You Rig
11M Votes? Easily
 

Ayatollah's argument against the possibility of vote fraud doesn't hold water

Jun 20, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nate Silver has a bone to pick with the ayatollah. In his attempt yesterday to quash claims of voter fraud, Ali Khamenei asserted that President Ahmadinejad had won by 11 million votes. "How can one rig 11 million votes?" he asked. That's faulty logic, cries Silver on FiveThirtyEight.com.... More »

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • voter fraud • president • Ali Khamenei • election fraud • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • supreme leader

(Newser) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accepted the recommendation of an independent election commission and will delay the country’s national elections until August out of concern for security and fairness, the Washington Post reports. Karzai's term expires in May, and what will happen in the interim between then and... More »

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Afghanistan • security • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • election • opposition

Ohio Vote Fraud Probe Uncovers Single Case

Allegations of widespread Cincinatti-area fraud prove unfounded

Jan 29, 09 2:30 AM CST
(Newser) - An investigation into allegations of widespread voter fraud in Ohio's Hamilton County last fall found just one case, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. A county prosecutor—and local chairman of John McCain's campaign—had demanded 600 votes be examined. The only fraudulent vote was cast by a Connecticut man who turned... More »

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voter fraud • Ohio • Cincinnati • election fraud • voting irregularities • Election 2008

Liberal Group 
Files Fake
Voter Forms

ACORN under scrutiny in several states; used names of the dead

Oct 10, 08 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities have discovered more than 2,000 phony registration forms filled in by a liberal activist group in an Indiana county, CNN reports. The forms from ACORN—already being probed for alleged fraud in Nevada and Missouri—included the names of dead people and sandwich shop Jimmy Johns. A lawyer... More »

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voter fraud • Indiana • election fraud • Election 2008 • voter registration • Acorn

5 Killed in Mongolian
Election Riots

Protesters clash with police, burn government buildings

Jul 2, 08 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five people died and hundreds were injured in rioting yesterday against election results in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator, reports the BBC. Hordes of angry protesters supporting the opposition party took to the streets yesterday after victory was declared for the ruling party. Its headquarters and other government buildings... More »

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Mongolia • riots • election fraud • election • political demonstrations

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