ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Philippines: Comelec to shorten voting time in 2013 polls, ABS-CBN News (2012).

This article discusses the shorten of voting time for the 2013 mid-term elections. This is to address the problem of long queues on election day.

Philippines: Comelec Assures Automated 2013 Elections, Manila Bulletin (2012).

This article discusses the statement by Philippines’ Commission on Elections Chairman that the May 2013 elections will be automated regardless of the decision of the Supreme Court on the purchase of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.

Indonesia: Jakarta Election Officials Call for Fair Play, The Jakarta Globe (2012).

This article discusses the rules of campaigning for Jakarta Gubernatorial Election. The Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) of Jakarta called on media outlets to refrain from conducting a quick count before voting ended and officials also called on media outlets to give equal coverage to all candidates.

Cambodian PM's party triumphs in local vote, The Brunei Times (2012).

This article discusses the election result for local elections in Cambodia. Although official results from the elections for the communes are not expected for some weeks, the Cambodian People's Party looks to have won a landslide.

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Voting begins in Guyana’s general elections, RJR News (2011)

The first round of voting in Guyana’s November 28 regional and general elections took began on Monday, November 21 with members of the country’s discipline forces casting ballots ahead of the civillian population, which will be voting on November 28.

Guyana:Commonwealth observer group to observe electoral process, NCN (2011)

A 15-member commonwealth observer group led by Former Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Secretary-General, the Honourable Denis Marshall QSO, will be observing Guyana's general and regional elections. The group was constituted by Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma at the invitation of the government of Guyana.

Government of Saint Lucia Sign Agreement for Electoral Observer Mission, Caribarena (2011)

The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Saint Lucia on Tuesday signed the Agreement of Immunities and Privileges for the OAS Electoral Observation Mission for the General Elections that will take place in the Caribbean nation on November 28.

Guyana:Private sector chipping in to ensure peaceful elections, Demarara Waves (2011)

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has pledged its support to the security operations on Election Day by lending additional services of private security firms to help create a wide security network.

Hensley Robinson heads CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to Guyana, CARICOM News Network (2011)

The Chief Elections Officer of Barbados, Mr Hensley Robinson will be leading a 22-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission to the Guyana Elections which are scheduled to be held on Monday 28 November 2011.

Zimbabwe: COPAC deadline for a referendum now 31 December, SW Radio Africa news (2011)

A co-chairman of COPAC, Douglas Mwonzora has told SW Radio Africa the September deadline was no longer possible. He said the South African facilitation team which is currently in Harare has been told about this.

Mexico: Polls to Reveal Mexican Leftist Candidate for 2012 Elections, Prensa Latina (2011)

The result of parallel surveys of two pollsters to define the best positioned Mexican leftwing candidate will be revealed on Tuesday, according to the leadership of the PRD (Partido de la Revolucion Democratica).

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Namibia: No central announcement of coming election results, The Namibian (2010)

This article reports on a decision of the Electoral Commission regarding next week's regional and local elections. The EC decided not to announce the results from their center in the capital, but to allow each verification center in the constituencies to do it. As a consequence, the final results will be announced in each constituency and at each local authority. The 57 local authorities will also have a verification center each. The electoral authorities had to borrow 6000 ballot boxes from the Zambian electoral commission, as the existing ones have been contested in a pending election challenge. Next week, 1 180 925 registered voters is 106 constituencies will cast their ballots for the regional elections.

Preliminary results show Democrats ousted in Cook Islands election, Xinhua (2010)

This article reports on the preliminary results of the Cook Islands general elections. Apparently, the Democratic Party, which has ruled Cook Islands politics for the last decade, lost its majority in the 24-member parliament (gaining 8 seats).

Democrats lose grip in Cook Islands, The Sydney Morning Herald (2010)

This article reports on the preliminary results in Cook Islands. Apparently, the Democratic Party lost its majority in Wednesday's general elections. Postal votes are still being counted, but it is very unlikely that they will change the results. On the other hand, the results of the referendum have not been released yet.

Early count indicates Henry Puna to become new Cook Islands PM, Radio Australia News (2010)

This article reports on the vote counting operations in Cook Islands. The preliminary results indicated that Henry Puna will become the country's new prime minister, replacing former PM Jim Marurai. Furthermore, according of the preliminary results, Mr Puna's Cook Islands Party won 15 of the 24 seats in the parliament. On the other hand, the Democratic Party, which has dominated Cook Islands' politics for a decade, won 8 seats.

Cook Islands party deputy says people wanted change, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

This article reports on the first reactions to the preliminary results of the general elections in the Cook Islands. Officials from the Cook Islands Party, which apparently won a landslide victory, stated that these results express the people’s desire for change.