elections

Whether it’s the historic presidential contest between Barack Obama and John McCain in 2008 or a local school board, elections are and will always be a hot topic on the Internet, in the blogosphere, and social media realms. Elections can take many forms, from a simple majority rules format in which anyone can participate, to more complex primary run-off systems, for example, where registered members of a party participate in a process that first selects a few top candidates before a final vote is held.

While the "who" of elections is always of interest for important races in which important issues and political power are at stake, elections themselves are themselves meaningful in many ways, such as in terms of access to free and open elections, and election reform movements.

Election reform in the state of Florida, for example, became an area of intense debate stemming from the presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. And more recently, Al Franken and Norm Coleman engaged in a protracted legal battle in the aftermath of an unclear election outcome for a Senate seat in the state of Minnesota that led to a recount trial.

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• Nawaz Sharif’s Return to Power Brings Pakistan’s Challenges in Focus

  
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  In 1999, Nawaz Sharif was overthrown in a military coup. His vanquisher, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, was broadly welcomed in Pakistan, and later, by the international community. Sharif was first thrown in jail, and later dispatched into exile for seven years. In his absence, some claimed that Sharif’s party — and his ...
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• Why Mark Sanfords win tells us everything...and nothing

  
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  Newly elected Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) Political and elections junkies could not help but be faintly amused by Twitter on Tuesday night. In a wonderful display of how the punditocracy simply cannot control itself, they spent all Tuesday morning and afternoon sagely reminding readers that you simply cannot draw any ...
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• Controversial Iranian Leaders Register as Presidential Candidates

  
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  Photo Credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images Candidate registration for Iran’s upcoming presidential election closed Saturday as two controversial figures, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , registered to appear on the ballot in June. Mashaei, a close ally of President ...
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• False Flag-O-Meter reaches the red zone: Why a government-orchestrated distraction event is highly likely to occur in the next 7 days

  
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  This is a short but urgent warning: A false flag event, an act of war, a bombing or some other headlines-grabbing orchestrated event is very likely to occur in the next seven days precisely because the Obama administration is under intense fire right now and needs a quick distraction. In stage magic, its called the ...
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• VIDEO: Once Exiled, Nawaz Sharif Again Takes Power in Pakistan

  
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  The election is part of Pakistan’s first successful transition from one democratic government to another. This article, “Once Exiled, Nawaz Sharif Again Takes Power in Pakistan”, is categorized as “World” and its copyright notice is “”. For more videos, visit our homepage . Chargeur allume ...
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• GE 14. Who win ?

  
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  Free Blog Poll [IMG: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oD0P47-r78A/UY-lMOlxQpI/AAAAAAAAFk8/Gqo5lTplFTM/s400/IMG-20130507-WA0000.jpg]
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• After Protests, Bulgarians Go to Polls

  
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  Despite protesters forcing the government to resign, the election has aroused little interest or discussion. Still, accusations of corruption have popped up.        
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• Iran Special: EAs Guide to the Presidential Election

  
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  As part of its daily Iran briefings, EA WorldView will be providing detailed coverage of the Presidential campaign and the election, scheduled for 14 June. Follow the latest developments in our Iran Today section , latest analysis , and first-hand feature . New to the election and/or Iran? Get up to speed with ...
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• The IRS Inquisition

  
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  On July 10th, the IRS held a press conference to formally apologize for elements and/or individuals within the organization who they now admit were specifically targeting conservative organizations during the 2012 election season for additional scrutiny. Any organization using the title “tea” or “patriot” was ...
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• Live – Blackout rally in Ipoh

  
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  Over 30000 people are now gathered in Medan Istana, as the people’s voice roadshow moves to Ipoh tonight after mammoth rallies in KL and Penang.
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• False flag theater: Boston bombing involves clearly staged carnage

  
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  The mainstream media story of the Boston Marathon bombing is of Chechen terrorists who unleashed weapons of mass destruction, killing four and wounding 264 in an unthinkable scene of “bodies flying into the street”, “so many people without legs” and “blood everywhere.” A massive police response followed, ...
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• West Ham Labour Party European Parliament Hustings 28 May

  
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  In June, Labour Party members across London will be asked to vote to preference six candidates to stand for Labour in the 2014 European Parliament elections. To help you decide, West Ham Labour Party will be hosting a hustings event where you will get an opportunity to meet and question all of the candidates. 

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• Lets get Europe working again!

  
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  Dear friends, I am campaigning to be your choice to join Labours London MEP team, to fight the 2014 European elections. Today, I am writing to ask you to vote Ivana Bartoletti #1 when you receive your MEP selection ballot at the end of May. Europe is important for London, and Labour needs an MEP candidate ...
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• Gov. Dayton on honesty, Kluwe

  
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  This post on the Strib’s Access Vikings blog is particularly amusing. Here’s what I thought was amusing: This morning at the Capitol, Governor Mark Dayton became the latest to question the Vikings on the Kluwe topic. “I don’t feel good about it,” Dayton said. “I mean I’m not in position to evaluate ...
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• OBAMA 2012 CAMPAIGN DONATION PAGE STILL HAS OSAMA PICTURE ON IT

  
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• New York Times: Malaysian Opposition Calls for Protests over Election Results

  
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  May 12, 2013 Post GE-13: Malaysian Opposition Calls for Protests by Joe Cochrane (05-10-13) JAKARTA, Indonesia — If there was a moment after the nail-biting national election on Sunday when Malaysians could envision a respite from five years of political turmoil, it did not last long. Within hours of ...
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• Bulgarias Election Day

  
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  Election Scrutineers Some of you will hopefully be aware that today is National Election day here in Bulgaria. This has been brought about by the resignation of Boyko Borisov, and his ruling GERB party back in February. To prevent the country being rudderless the President, Rosen Plevneliev, appointed an interim ...
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• Imran Khan offers thanks to youths for unprecedented support

  
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  Staff Report LAHORE: Chief of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan on Sunday thanked the youths of Pakistan for their overwhelming response to the party in general elections of Pakistan, SAMAA reported. “I’m thankful to the people of Pakistan, especially the youngsters who queued up for hours to cast their votes ...
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• The nation cried on May 8, 2013

  
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  — Foong Wai Fong The Malaysian Insider May 12, 2013 MAY 12 — My brother and his friend picked me up from Saujana and we proceeded slowly over to the Kelana Jaya Museum. None of us were speaking much as it was a solemn and sad occasion; it is like we are going for a [...]
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• GE-13 Results: Obama Administration gets Petition from Malaysians

  
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  May 12, 2013 GE-13 Results: Obama Administration gets Petition from Malaysians http://www.themalaysianinsider.com Malaysians have complained to the White House’s online petition site about election fraud in Election 2013, drawing more than 222,000 signatures within a week to become the site’s ...
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