Sunday, July 27, 2008

elections


US, Pacific nations press Fiji on elections
AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:10 AM PDT
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined her counterparts from Pacific island nations here Saturday to press Fiji's coup leaders to revive plans for elections next year.

Rice Joins Pacific Islands in Urging Fiji Elections, AFP Says
Bloomberg.com Sun, 27 Jul 2008 2:05 PM PDT
July 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined counterparts from island nations in the Pacific in urging Fiji's coup leaders to keep their promise to hold elections next year, Agence France-Presse said.

Rice tells Fiji to hold elections on time
Reuters via Yahoo! News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 7:10 PM PDT
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Fiji in a meeting of Pacific foreign ministers in Samoa on Saturday to ensure the country's military rulers held elections as promised in March 2009.

Rice presses Fiji for elections
TVNZ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 1:33 PM PDT
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Pacific foreign ministers in Samoa on Saturday and said she would press Fiji's military rulers to hold elections as promised in March 2009.

Early voting begins Monday in runoff elections
AccessNorthGA Sun, 27 Jul 2008 1:09 PM PDT
ATLANTA - Advance voting begins on Monday for Georgia's primary runoff elections. Georgians can vote in the runoff whether they cast a ballot in the July 15th primary or not.

Local elections focus on taxes
News On 6 Tulsa Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:21 AM PDT
Associated Press - July 27, 2008 1:15 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Local tax initiatives and elections for various county offices will be on ballots across the state when voters go to the polls...

Political parties only aiming to win elections: Chandy
Hindustan Times Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:30 AM PDT
Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly Oommen Chandy on Sunday lamented the trend of political parties to ignore party policies and manifestos and focussing only on winning elections.

Volunteers nix delay in Armm elections
Sun Star Sun, 27 Jul 2008 9:59 AM PDT
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Poll volunteers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) expressed dismay when they learned that President Gloria Arroyo has endorsed the postponement of the regional elections this August 11.

Pickens County names new elections director
The Greenville News Sun, 27 Jul 2008 5:51 AM PDT
Rodney Allen has been named Pickens County's new registration and elections director, replacing Ashley Harris who announced in May that he was resigning.




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