Zimbabwe announces poll results

So the results have been announced in the Zimbabwe elections - but it is not over yet, if you can believe it. The opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai won, but only with 47.9%, forcing a second round of voting.When will it...

Nigerian President Wins Challenge to Election Victory

Despite widespread belief that the 2007 election was rigged, petitioners have failed to convince Nigerian courts of the allegations of against President Umaru Yar'Adua."A Nigerian election tribunal has upheld...

Georgia Election: Close and Contested

Update: Observers are calling the results fo the election "fair", though they acknowledge some irregularities: "A snap presidential election in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia was democratic and the outcome should...

Kenyan Election: Incumbent Declared Victorious

UPDATE: Violent protests have broken out in response to the election results.UPDATE: Incumbent President Mwai Kibaki has been declared the winner amid accusations of voter fraud following a harrowing and violent...

Ralph Nader Sues Democratic Party

""The Democratic Party is going after anyone who presents a credible challenge to their monopoly over their perceived voters," Nader said in a statement. "This lawsuit was filed to help advance a free and open electoral process for all candidates and voters. Candidate rights...

Nigeria Polls: US Press Release

"Press Statement Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman Washington, DC April 27, 2007   Nigeria’s Elections The United States regrets that Nigeria has missed an opportunity to strengthen an element of its democracy...

Massive rigging, violence mar elections nationwide

The fears and cynicism of Nigerians were yesterday confirmed as the gubernatorial and state assemblies elections were conducted in a do-or-die manner with massive rigging and extensive violence recorded across the...

Protests after flawed Nigeria poll

As the votes get counted, results begin to point to a victory by the ruling party, causing many to cry foul.The voting process was far from smooth, and one gets the feeling that the tallying process will be equally turbulent."Opposition supporters burned buildings, blocked...

Tough Week for Bush's Middle East Strategy by Jim Lobe

" April 2, 2007 Tough Week for Bush's Middle East Strategy by Jim Lobe To the extent the administration of President George W. Bush has a coherent Middle East policy, it took some serious hits this past week. No, not the democracy-promotion strategy, although that didn't...

Judges to boycott referendum by Mona El-Nahhas

"Judges to boycott referendum Egypt's judges have announced that they will not supervise next week's referendum on the amendments to the constitution, reports Mona El-Nahhas Too little, too late Constitutional articles: then and now Protests at amendment 179 Winner takes...

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Expert Swears He Wrote An Election Fix For Florida

A prototype election fixing program written that was virtually undetectable.

Cuyahoga County OHIO Possibly Exposed Election System to Computer Virus

The memory cards used in Diebold touchscreen voting systems could carry computer viruses that would infect voting machines and steal votes on the infected machines.

Is Your Voting Machine Set To *Manual Mode*?

Sequoia Touch-Screen Voting Machines. There's a yellow button on the back. If it's set to "Manual Mode", one person can cast multiple votes.  

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