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20 hours ago ago from The Sunday Leader
Mahinda Rajapaksa The country is once again gearing up for a presidential election, with a record number of 22 candidates. However, whether the voters have a choice when exercising their franchise is a perennial question that has plagued the country since the introduction of the Executive Presidency in 1977. The presidential election this time has become a battle between two contenders to claim credit for the military victory ...
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12 hours ago ago from The BRAD BLOG
On Thursday we reported that Florida's AG office was investigating the recent acquisition of Diebold's voting machine unit by its larger/largest "competitor", ES&S, for possible violations of anti-trust statutes in the state. Today, the New York Post reports that the U.S. Dept. of Justice is also actively investigating the same thing --- along with 14 states in total --- and may "file a suit to unwind the deal" next month... The ...
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23 hours ago ago from wpblog
Here's an excerpt from the FairVote Reformer for December 2009 focused on proportional voting and other alternatives to winner-take-all elections. Fair representation ultimately depends on giving as many voters as possible the power to elect representatives anything less is dependent on the whims of political elites who can take back what they changes in district lines. While most of the democratic world has moved away from ...
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1 hour, 43 minutes ago ago from BERSIH | Coalition for Clean & Fair Elections | Gabungan Pilihanraya Bersih & Adil
DEC 17 — Working towards a “cohesive alliance” this weekend, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday papered over cracks about ditching local government elections as a policy for the Pakatan Rakyat. Days of robust discussions had failed to get the promise of restoring local government elections in black and white, and DAP negotiators were frustrated enough to say that they had about the document. “It is not true. I don’t know how it was ...
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8 hours ago ago from Bluestem Prairie
Since local DFLers in Senate District 26 are playing their cards close to the chest about candidates in the January 26 special election, political gossip has been the order of the day. One Facebook friend recommended a former legislator from the 1980s; others have suggested Rep. Patti Fritz, who quashed rumors in a Bluestem Prairie interview . She's staying put in serving her district, which encompasses Faribault, and rural areas of southern ...
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