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Iraq PM Maliki Leading In Polls

Iraq PM Maliki Leading In Polls

11 Mar 2010

…online, political blocs could check to see if their sum corresponded with the nationwide results tabulated by the election commission. "I am not saying there has been fraud but we fear that the results could have been modified," said Maysun… ...

U.S. Says Iraq Troop Pullout on Schedule

U.S. Says Iraq Troop Pullout on Schedule

08 Mar 2010

…usher in the next government, as the election commission head estimated a turnout of 55 and…
…higher than last year's provincial elections when just over half of voters cast ballots…
…Iraq, people were recovering from the elections, taking down campaign posters Monday and… ...

Afghan Parliamentary Vote Postponed for

Afghan Parliamentary Vote Postponed for

24 Jan 2010

Afghanistan on Sunday postponed parliamentary elections until September due to a lack of funding from donor nations after widespread fraud in last year's presidential poll. ...

Iraq Reportedly Halts Preparations for J

18 Nov 2009

Iraq's election commission has halted preparations for a January vote after the country's Sunni Arab vice president vetoed part of an election law that paved the way for the poll, an electoral official told Reuters Wednesday. ...

India Recognizes Eunuchs as 'Others'

India Recognizes Eunuchs as 'Others'

14 Nov 2009

…females, on electoral rolls and voter identity cards, AFP reports . The formal recognition was confirmed by the Election Commission, which said it had received representation from various individuals and interest groups on the subject. "The… ...

Afghan Challenger Drops Out of Runoff

Afghan Challenger Drops Out of Runoff

01 Nov 2009

…changes to the Independent Election Commission and other measures that he…
…proceed. "We believe that the elections have to go on, the process…
…that the Karzai-appointed election commission had engineered massive fraud… ...

Sources: Abdullah to Pull Out of Runoff

Sources: Abdullah to Pull Out of Runoff

31 Oct 2009

…polls. A spokesman for the Afghan election commission said that it is too late for Abdullah…
…the Karzai-appointed Independent Election Commission, Azizullah Lodin, be fired. Lodin…
…bias in favor of Karzai, and the election commission's spokesman has already said Lodin… ...

Taliban Violence Threatens Presidential

29 Oct 2009

…election, forcing him into the runoff. Still, the Afghan election commission brushed aside a U.N. recommendation to reduce the number…
…with smoke. "Our work continues, and in terms of the elections, preparations are already well advanced," said Aleem Siddique… ...

14 Americans Killed in Afghan Chopper Cr

14 Americans Killed in Afghan Chopper Cr

26 Oct 2009

…White House Situation Room. Abdullah on Monday called for election commission chairman Azizullah Lodin to be replaced within five days…
…accusations he is biased in favor of Karzai, and the election commission's spokesman has already said Lodin cannot be replaced… ...

Karzai Rival Abdullah Agrees to Runoff E

Karzai Rival Abdullah Agrees to Runoff E

21 Oct 2009

…Kabul. The Independent Election Commission, the Afghan body that runs elections, must also finalize…
…and fairness of the elections which will decide the…
…people within the election commission who felt they were being… ...

Afghan Election Commission Orders Runoff

Afghan Election Commission Orders Runoff

20 Oct 2009

Afghanistan's election commission has ordered a runoff election for Nov. 7 after a fraud investigation dropped President Hamid Karzai's votes below 50 percent of the total. ...

Senate hopefuls to reveal donors

Senate hopefuls to reveal donors

11 Oct 2009

…seat left vacant by the death of Edward Kennedy. Thursday is the deadline for candidates to submit to the Federal Election Commission a tally of donations they received by the end of September. Each of the candidates have already indicated… ...

Full, Uncertified Afghan Vote Reports 54

Full, Uncertified Afghan Vote Reports 54

16 Sep 2009

…s Independent Election Commission show turnout was…
…clearly leading in the elections and we have bypassed…
…accused the Afghan election commission, which is run by…
…the Independent Election Commission had voted 6-1… ...

Recount Affects 10 Pct of Afghan Sites

Recount Affects 10 Pct of Afghan Sites

15 Sep 2009

…Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission, the body in charge of the…
…positive assessment of the Afghan elections. The bloc fears doubts about…
…for Karzai. The country's election commission originally hoped to declare… ...

Recount Ordered at 10 Percent of Afghan

Recount Ordered at 10 Percent of Afghan

15 Sep 2009

…300 polling stations across Afghanistan on election day. The ECC last week ordered Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission to audit and recount ballot boxes from stations that had 100 percent turnout or where a candidate received more… ...

'No Winners' Yet; Afghans Look for Fraud

'No Winners' Yet; Afghans Look for Fraud

12 Sep 2009

…showing President Hamid Karzai with 54 percent and challenger Abdullah Abdullah with 28 percent. The Independent Election Commission has now released results from 93 percent of polling stations. Five percent of votes have not been counted. The… ...

'No Winner' Yet in Afghan Election

'No Winner' Yet in Afghan Election

12 Sep 2009

…with 28 percent. The Independent Election Commission has now released results from 93…
…presidential election , as the Afghan election commission prepared to release full results…
…spokesman. " Afghanistan's election commission still has to conduct a partial recount… ...

Coakley maneuvered for a year

Coakley maneuvered for a year

10 Sep 2009

…and Edward J. Markey, both of whom also spoke at the breakfast but have yet to declare their candidacies. Federal Election Commission law expressly prohibits a transfer of assets between state and federal campaign committees, but it allows… ...

Afghan Recount Ordered

Afghan Recount Ordered

08 Sep 2009

…appointed Westerners, and the election commission, which is filled with Karzai appointees…
…If, as expected, the Afghan election commission soon announces that a final count…
…electoral officer of the Afghan-run election commission, said recounting votes could take… ...

Senate race shaken up

Senate race shaken up

08 Sep 2009

…outside. On the Republican side, state Sen. Scott Brown said Monday he is formally "testing the waters," a Federal Election Commission designation allowing candidates to raise and spend up to $5,000 assessing a campaign. The 16-year municipal… ...

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