ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Japan:UPPER HOUSE ELECTION 2010 / Playing the numbers game, Daily Yomiuri (2010)

This article discusses the ambitions of three smaller parties in the upcoming upper house election. achieving the ten seat threshold would afford the smaller parties major roles in debate and ability to propose bills.

U.N.-backed panel disqualifies Afghan poll candidates, Reuters (2010)

The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) has banned dozens of candidates from the upcoming parliamentary elections due to alleged links to illegal armed groups. 12.5 million people are expected to be registered to vote.

Dozens of Candidates Banned from Afghan Elections, VOA (2010)

The UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission has disqualified 36 candidates from competing in the upcoming parliamentary elections as a result of alleged ties to armed groups. Last year's presidential election was marred by fraud and election official have said they are committed to fair parliamentary elections.

Australia:Tony Abbott says Julia Gillard is 'rushing' towards a federal election, The Australian (2010)

Though Prime Minister Julia Gillard has yet to call an election opposition leader Tony Abbott is already on the campaign trail.

Moldova sets date for referendum on presidential elections (Rianovosti, 2010)

The Moldovan parliament on Wednesday set September 5 as the date for a national referendum on a constitutional amendment that would introduce direct popular election of the country's president.

Top Turkish Court Annuls Parts of Constitutional Reform Package (Turkish Weekly, 2010)

Turkey's top court Wednesday annulled parts of a government-sponsored package of constitutional changes curbing the powers of the judiciary that critics say will tighten the government's hold on power.

Slovak president sets Sept vote on parliament size (World Bulletin, 2010)

A majority of voters in the country of 5.4 million must take part for the vote to be valid.

Tajikistan: Final report on Parliamentary Elections, OSCE/ODIHR (2010)

The final report on Tajikistan's February 28 Parliamentary Elections assesses, that the elections failed to meet many key OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic elections. Neither was domestic legislation fully respected. Notable shortcomings occurred regarding respect of legal provisions on complaints and the law was inconsistently applied with regard to campaign regulations. Serious irregularities took place on election day, including a high incidence of observed proxy voting.

Kyrgyzstan: Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions on the 27 June 2010 Constitutional Referendum, OSCE/ODIHR (2010)

In its preliminary findings, OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission states that the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic succeeded in creating the necessary conditions for the conduct of a peaceful constitutional referendum on 27 June in spite of challenging circumstances. Although there were evident shortcomings, the reported high turnout indicates citizens’ resilience and desire to shape the future of their country.

Japan:UPPER HOUSE ELECTION 2010 / Municipal poll stations drop by 3,000, The Daily Yomiuri (2010)

Due to budget cuts 3,000 polling stations have been closed. To ensure the public was able to participate in the Upper House elections in spite of the decreased number of stations, ad-hoc early voting stations were opened in community centres.

Trinidad and Tobago:Returning officer testifies, Trinidad Express (2010)

The trial of eight people charged with congregating too close to a polling station in the 2002 election continued. It is an offence in Trinidad and Tobago to gather within 100 yards of a polling station on election day.

Solomon Islands:Candidates Position on Ballot Paper Decided, Solomon Times (2010)

Returning officers drew the names at random in the presence the candidates of to determine the position of their names on the ballot in the upcoming national general election.

First Slovak female PM Iveta Radicova takes power (BBC, 2010)

Slovakia's first female prime minister, Iveta Radicova, has taken power at the head of a centre-right coalition.

Slovak president swears in country's first female prime minister (Deutsche Welle, 2010)

Slovakia's president has sworn in the country's first female prime minister, Iveta Radicova, two days after her party agreed to terms to form a four-party coalition.

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Sweden:Alliance retain lead as gap narrows: poll, The Local (2010)

According to a recent poll the governing alliance still has the lead in the lead up to the general election, but the gap between the centre-right and centre-left blocks has narrowed.

Nigeria: 2011: Voters’ register ‘ll be ready before elections – Jega, Vanguard (2010)

The head of the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) announced that the voter register will be ready before the presidential election scheduled for 2011. The announcement was made during a the signing of an agreement of support for democratic governance, the donor funds from the programme will help support the upcoming elections.

Guinea’s Supreme Court Begins Election Fraud Hearing Friday , VOA (2010)

The Supreme Court will begin hearing official complaints of voting irregularities in the first round of the presidential election. They hope to return their decisions ahead of the run-off election.

Voto informado del JNE realiza actividades en el distrito de Morales

En el distrito de Morales como parte de las actividades de la campaña educativa comunicacional se ha ejecutado el pasacalle del voto informado por las calles importantes del distrito, con el apoyo de la Institución Educativa Francisco Izquierdo Ríos, con la finalidad de despertar el interés en los electores del distrito sobre la importancia de su voto como decisión y poder de cambio e incentivando la participación de los ciudadanos en el proceso electoral que se desarrollara en el distrito con lemas alusivos de la campaña como: un voto informado, es un voto responsable; infórmate ejerce tu derecho.

Suscriben Pacto Ético Electoral en el distrito de Caspizapa

El Jurado Nacional de Elecciones, a través de la Dirección Nacional de Educación y Formación Cívica Ciudadana y el Programa Voto Informado, organizó la firma del Pacto Ético Electoral entre las autoridades municipales en consulta y el promotor de la revocatoria en el distrito de Caspizapa en la provincia de Picota, región San Martin La ceremonia de suscripción se llevó a cabo el viernes 31 de Mayo a las 8:00 pm en las instalaciones del Centro Cívico que tuvo un record de asistencia lo cual puso de manifiesto el interés de las y los ciudadanos, por fortalecer la democracia y la gobernabilidad y la difusión de los compromisos asumidos por las autoridades de su localidad, se contó con la presencia de las autoridades del distrito, representantes de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y efectivos policiales de la comisaría de San Hilarión. En ese marco, la firma del documento servirá para comprometer a la autoridad en consulta y al promotor a llevar una campaña en la que predomine el respeto recíproco, sin agravios ni agresiones personales.