Afghanistan elections:- live as it happens

"Millions of Afghans are expected to cast their ballots, but the Taliban have vowed to wreck the poll and there have been allegations of rife voter fraud. We'll follow Afghanistan's presidential election with...

Iraqi Kurds Vote in the Polls, Results Not Released Yet

Iraqi Kurds voted in the semiautonomous Kurdistan region today and hundreds lined up for hours before polling places opened to cast their ballot for the local presidential and parliamentary elections. They are...

Iran Elections protests around the world and in cyberspace

Thousands of Iranians and some non-Iranians have taken to the streets around the world to protest the results of the Iranian elections and there seems to be no end in sight to the protests both in person and online...

Surprise! Coleman Appeals Franken Ruling Again

Surprise - Coleman Appeals Franken Ruling Again After more than five months since a close election race in Minnesota, and a decision in favour of Franken in the lower courts, Coleman files an appeal to take the...

Al Shows "Franken Sense" in Minnesota Senate Race

 Senate hopeful Al Franken has agreed to withdraw several hundred ballots his campaign conested according to his communications director Andy Barr. " Al Franken's Senate campaign announced Sunday that it...

Estonia Approves Voting via Mobile Phone

This seems like a good idea...I think? "The Estonian parliament (pictured) has just approved a bill to let Estonian citizens vote via their mobile phone. This makes the country the first country in the world to do so, and comes about 20 months after Estonia held its first...

Hollywood actors union seeks authority to strike

"The main union representing U.S. film and television actors said on Wednesday it would mail ballots to members in January seeking authorization for a strike over a new contract. The Screen Actors Guild,...

Voting in the US election 2008; from twitter

The polls in the 2008 US election are now starting to close. People were lining up statewide to vote; to cast their ballot for the next President of the United States. Poll results will start to trickle in soon,...

Rainy Weather Causes Voting Havoc for Virginia

The US Election Day 2008 is only a few hours old, but another voting issue has arisen in the state of Virginia - the rain.Two incidents in Virginia have already been reported, but voting issues are going on in New...

Obama carries lead over McCain on election day

As Americans get ready to cast their votes on Tuesday morning in US elections to choose their 44th president, Democratic candidate Barack Obama has emerged as the preferred candidate on election day over...

Happy Halloween - the Dead are Voting in Florida

"Thursday, October 30, 2008 – updated: 3:41 pm EDT October 30, 2008 VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Thousands of dead Floridians are registered to vote and some in Central Florida had ballots cast in their names long after their deaths. "That is scary," said Jim Branch. Branch's...

Court Ruling May Impede Thousands of Ohio Voters

Ohio could become the Florida of the 2008 presidential vote, with the disagreements over provisional ballots coming to a head."More than 200,000 registered Ohio voters may be blocked from casting regular ballots on Election Day because of a federal appeals court decision on...

New voting glitches raise concerns in Florida

"New voting glitches raise concerns in Florida""TAMPA, Fla. - Nearly a month after voters in Florida cast their ballots, opponents in the razor-close election head for court as a judge approves a third recount. Sound familiar? Welcome back to Palm Beach County, where the more...

From paper ballots to the optical scan voting

" Florida is changing the way we vote once again! There was the antiquated punch-card and stylus system of 2000. We all know how that worked out. Then there were the electronic touch-screen machines of 2004, which too many people simply didn’t trust. The paperless system...

Today in Puerto Rico Hillary's Post Win Letter

Another big win! Today in Puerto Rico, the voters spoke with a powerful voice to say that this race is not over yet. And thanks to your support, we're celebrating another great victory. "When all the votes in...

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