ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

In pictures: Kosovo election

Kosovo's election day in pictures

Kosovo awaits first election results since independence as tensions rise (The Guardian, 2010)

The results of the election may rise concern over the future of a fragile democracy.

PACE January session to discuss parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, News.az (2010)

The article reports that the issue on parliamentary elections of Azerbaijan (November 2010) has been included in the agenda of January session of the PACE and its Monitoring Committee.

Malta: Divorce referendum - Little-known legal notice enables billboards to be put up almost anywhere, The Malta Independent (2011)

The article touches on part of the legal framework of the Maltese electoral process, specifically on the use of media in the upcoming divorce referendum. A little-known legal notice has been taken advantage of to erect billboards and posters anywhere in the city without a permit as long as they do not create an obstacle to vehicles or pedestrians.

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United States: Missouri residents to vote on voter ID and early voting, Kansas City Star (2011)

The article reports a future state-wide vote on whether voter ID will be required and whether early voting will be permitted. It highlights the apparent friction between ensuring a fraud-free voter process and getting as many citizens to vote as possible. It also touches on the legal framework surrounding who is allowed to vote and under what circumstances they can do so.

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Kenya election team plans to enrol 19m voters, Daily Nation (2011)

The article report that Kenya's Election Commission plans to enroll 19 million voters. It furthermore plans to require presidential hopefuls to garner at least 6.9 million votes to avoid a run-off election.

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Indonesia: Mid-tier coalition parties oppose 4 percent threshold, The Jakarta Post (2011).

This article discusses the rejection by mid-tier political parties of the government’s proposal to set the parliamentary threshold to 4 percent. The parties prefer a 2.5 to 3 percent threshold.

Philippines: 3-day training on OAV registration held in Italy, ABS-CBN (2011).

This article discusses 3-day overseas absentee voting registration training in Italy attended by 53 participants from 26 European and one Middle Eastern Foreign Service posts. The training is held by Philippines’ Commission on Elections (COMELEC).

Philippines: 10 vie for 6 seats in poll automation advisory board, Sun Star (2011).

This article discusses six positions for panel to decide automated system in the 2013 elections. The positions will be allotted for a representative of the academe, two for non-government electoral reform organizations, and three for information technology (IT) groups.

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Казахстан: досрочные президентские выборы, промежуточный отчет 1, ОБСЕ/БДИПЧ (2011)

Первый промежуточный отчет ОБСЕ/БДИПЧ был опубликован 21 марта и комментирует предвыборный период с 1 по 14 марта, 2011г. Основные темы отчета - правовая база и избирательная система, организация избирательного процесса, регистрация избирателей, выдвижение кандидатов и их регистрация, участники выборов и обстановка в ходе избирательной кампании, СМИ, жалобы и заявления, участие женщин и национальных меньшинств, местные наблюдатели.

Serbia: Elections; poll, conservative opposition leading, ansamed (2012)

According to a survey regarding Serbian parliamentary elections that will be held this spring, the leading is the Serbian Progressive Party.

Slovak Poll Shows Smer Party Would Win Majority, TA3 Reports, bloomberg (2012)

According to a survey, Slovakia’s largest opposition party Smer would win a majority in parliamentary elections on March 10.

Tunisian official orders shutdown of former ruling party's offices, Los Angeles Times (2011)

Tunisia's new interior minister on Sunday ordered the party of ousted President Zine el Abidine ben Ali to shut its offices and suspend all activities pending its formal dissolution as part of the purge of all vestiges of the former regime, state television reported.

Egypt Talks Damp Protest as Suleiman Offers Free Vote, Bloomberg (2011)

Vice President Omar Suleiman, who met with some opposition leaders , promised a draft list within a month of changes needed to hold free elections. Protesters remained on the streets of central Cairo, insisting that Mubarak step down before his term ends in September, though there was none of the violence that erupted last week.

Egypt: Warning against hasty exit for Mubarak, New York Times (2011)

This news article is about the US Secretary of State who warned on Sunday 6 February, that removing President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt too hastily could threaten the country’s transition to democracy.

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