Elections

Bangladesh Election Commission reaffirms general elections by December
Xinhua - China
25 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh Election Commission Chief Dr ATM Shamsul Huda Monday reaffirmed that the general elections will be held by December this year as ...
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Biennial elections to 56 Rajya Sabha seats on March 26
Times of India - India
NEW DELHI: Biennial elections to 56 Rajya Sabha seats, which could render the UPA in a minority in the Upper House, would be held on March 26 following ...
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Zimbabwe: 'Elections Could Be Postponed'
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Commentators noted "it is still legally possible to postpone the elections" as there are still a number of "fundamental issues requiring more time to ...
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Chad rebels seek foreign support for new elections
Reuters UK - UK
N'DJAMENA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - One of Chad's main rebel groups called on the international community on Sunday to push for new elections in the turbulent ...
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Putin's iron grip on Russia
Seattle Times - United States
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia — Shortly before parliamentary elections in December, foremen fanned out across the sprawling GAZ vehicle factory here, ...
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Who will make sure elections are free and fair?
The Zimbabwean - Harare,Africa
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) believes the elections cannot be free and fair because President Robert Mugabe has already refused to ...
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Malaysian shares end morning mixed amid caution ahead of elections ...
Forbes - NY,USA
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares were mixed at the midday break Monday on continued investor caution ahead of the general elections next ...
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Some Nigerians Welcome Annulment of Senate President’s Election
Voice of America - USA
By Peter Clottey A cross section of Nigerians have reportedly welcomed as good news the annulment of the election of Senate President David Mark over flawed ...
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Nepal rules out autonomy in south before polls
Reuters - USA
KATHMANDU, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Nepal ruled out on Sunday granting autonomy to the Madhesh plains in the south until this year's key elections, despite deadly ...
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Elections without Participation of the Darfur People is a recipe ...
Sudan Tribune - Sudan
The real motives behind the NCP’s decision to go ahead with the General Elections irrespective of serious consequences for the people of Sudan are not ...
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Google Blogs Alert for: Elections

State Board of Elections playing politics?
By ccMAXIMUS(Jody L. Wilcox)
Nancy Rodrigues, Chairman of the State Board of Elections (SBE), is playing politics with election officials in Chesterfield. Just this past Friday afternoon, the SBE demanded that the Chesterfield County Electoral Board explain how the ...
The Contemporary Conservative - http://thecontemporaryconservative.blogspot.com/

CDU wins Hamburg state elections
At elections in the German state of Hamburg, the Christian-Democratic party CDU is once again the winner. However, state prime minister Ole van Beust's party lost its absolute majority in the Hamburg parliament. ...
RNW news: Latest News - http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/

Special Elections could make new superdelegates
By Matt(Matt)
Note: The CA-12 election is an open primary, If no candidate gets a majority, a run-off will be held on June 3. The MS-1 is also an open primary, with the run-off scheduled for May 13.
2008 Democratic Convention Watch - http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/

Should US Elections use Preferential voting?
With the entry of Ralph Nader to the US federal election campaign, many people have expressed concerns that this will split the left wing vote and lead to the election of a Republican candidate. Preferential voting would allow a left ...
Technocrat - http://technocrat.net/

Press Note- Biennial/Bye Elections to the Council of States (Rajya ...
2/25/2008 5:24:14 PM.
PIB Press Releases - http://pib.nic.in