Go ahead, sue us and abide by law, election watchdogs dare Brillantes
Bulatlat
MANILA – Just last week, Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes told poll automation critics to shut up, threatened them with legal charges, and by weekend, accused them of conspiring to undermine the elections. In between belittling election watchdogs and ...

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Rafsanjani, Ahmadineajd aide barred from Iranian elections, US weighs in
Al-Bawaba
Following the disqualification of hundreds of would-be presidential candidates in Iran, including two top figures from the ballot, the United States slammed the Islamic Republic's electoral body on Tuesday for “vague” decision-making. “It appears that ...
Elections won't change IranThe Commentator
Iran's rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bansReuters
Iran blocks presidential campaign of pro-US candidate RafsanjaniWorld Socialist Web Site
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Obama appoints members of election commission
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON -- President Obama has formally appointed the 10 members of a special commission designed to look for improvements in U.S. election systems. The assignment of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration is to "identify ...

US Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections due to Mississippi ...
Mississippi Press (blog)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting. The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the state's 2011 state elections because the Legislature did ...

Malaysia Elections Result US Recognizes Disputed Outcome
PolicyMic
Large demonstrations have taken place, claiming the elections were rigged. However, the Obama administration says it will support the results, with Obama even calling up Razak to congratulate him on his victory. Ibrahim angrily wondered if Obama was ...

Two Pivotal Elections: What The 1977 Mayoral Race Can Tell Us About 2013
Gotham Gazette
“A lot of the voters of that election are dead, the city is much less white, the make-up of white ethnics has changed, there was no Asian American vote then, and the immigrant population wasn't what it is now,” he said. “Today there isn't the ...

Source: US taking sides in Iran's election
WND.com
The source, who remains anonymous for security reasons and who has provided valuable information before, said that on May 3, Kerry's letter was delivered via the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh to Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, who arranged through the ...
Iran prepares for high-stakes presidential electionThe Guardian

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IRS Fallout: The Real Scandal Is Secret Money Influencing US Elections
The Nation. (blog)
The outrage that Washington should be talking about—what my colleague Chris Hayes calls “the scandal behind the scandal”—is how the Citizens United decision has unleashed a flood of secret spending in US elections that the IRS and other regulatory ...