ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Seychelles: Election observers meet President Michel Nation SC (2011)

This article talks of the Common Wealth observation delegation lead by Dr Julian Hunte. The delegation payed a courtesy call to the president to introduce him to the group and inform him of there mandate. The team had also met Electoral Commission, media and Laison unit of NGO's.

Zambia: ECZ shuts results web page, warns Media, Lusaka Times (2011)

It is reported that the website carrying the 2011 presidential, parliamentary and local government election results had been tampered with. The Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson, Justice Irene Mambilima has also cautioned the media not to publish unverified results. She informed that this is an offense and breach of the Electoral Code of Conduct.

Malawi President to Take Over Comesa Leadership, All Africa (2011)

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) summit is expected to take place next monthMalawi President, Bingu wa Mutharika is also expected to be elected the new chairperson. He has early this year handed over the African Union chairmanship.

Zimbabwe: ZANU PF pushing for second GNU, SW Africa News (2011)

It is reported that the ruling ZANU PF is pushing for a second ‘unity’ agreement. This is to try and have a longer political life line. The current coalition government is in its last days and the the original Global Political Agreement (GPA) has not been fully implement.

Belarus: Election commissions formed in Russia for Belarus’ parliamentary elections, Belarusian Telegraph Agency (2012)

Election Commissions are formed in all four polling stations in Russian Federation for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Belarus for citizens residing in Russia.

Officials Verify Signatures for Bulgaria Belene Referendum, Balkan Insight (2012)

Bulgarian officials started to verify signatures on the petition calling for a referendum on the abandonment of construction of the Belene nuclear plant.

México: Mexican Elections Winner Prepares Transition Team, Prensa Latina (2012)

The winner of Sunday''s elections, Enrique Peña Nieto, candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), is preparing his transition team today prior to make up his future government.

Mexico: Mexico: major recount underway after fraud claims, The Telegraph (2012)

Mexican electoral authorities are recounting more than half the ballot boxes used in the weekend's presidential election after finding inconsistencies in the vote tallies.

México: Final Mexican results confirming Pena Nieto win, Chicago Tribune (2012)

Mexican opposition candidate Enrique Pena Nieto maintained his lead in a final count from Sunday's presidential election, confirming initial results published the night of the vote.

Romanian annulled votes recount to end on Monday (Reuters, 2009)

A recount ordered by the Romanian Constitutional Court of about 138,000 annulled votes cast in a Dec. 6 presidential ballot, is expected to be completed by Monday at 1300 GMT, the Central Election Bureau said on Friday.

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DISPENSA PROCEDE SOLO POR CAUSAS DEBIDAMENTE JUSTIFICADAS

25/11/2013 5:25 pm. Precisa el Jurado Nacional de Elecciones DISPENSA PROCEDE SOLO POR CAUSAS DEBIDAMENTE JUSTIFICADAS Sucede lo mismo en caso de miembros de mesa que no cumplieron su labor Las solicitudes se pueden presentar desde el día siguiente de las Nuevas Elecciones Municipales La dispensa por no acudir a votar y la justificación por no cumplir el encargo de miembro de mesa de sufragio en el proceso de Nuevas Elecciones Municipales de Lima solo proceden por motivos debidamente justificados y probados, precisó el Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE). Las causas por las que se puede exonerar de la multa por el incumplimiento del deber cívico de votar son: enfermedad, fallecimiento de familiar directo, incapacidad mental, robo o pérdida de DNI, falla en el padrón electoral, desastres naturales y otros casos de fuerza mayor. Respecto de los miembros de mesa que no cumplieron con su labor, el Reglamento de justificación, dispensa y multa electoral del JNE señala que las justificaciones proceden por casos de enfermedad, incapacidad física o mental, lactancia y por motivos de fuerza mayor. Dichos trámites se pueden realizar, en forma personal o a través de un tercero (mediante carta poder simple), los días sucesivos a los comicios ante la Unidad Orgánica de Servicios al Ciudadano del JNE. Las solicitudes procederán necesariamente con la presentación de los documentos probatorios sobre el hecho que impidió acudir a votar o, de ser el caso, causó la inasistencia del miembro de mesa. Además, debe portarse el DNI vigente y pagar la tasa de S/ 20.00 nuevos soles en el Banco de la Nación (tributo 01465), de acuerdo a lo establecido en el Texto Único de Procedimientos Administrativos (TUPA) del JNE. Las gestiones también pueden realizarse en las Unidades Regionales de Enlace del JNE (en caso de provincias), en los Jurados Electorales Especiales y en las oficinas consulares (de encontrarse en el extranjero).

Tonga government closes down radio station amid post-election debates, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

This article reports on the government's decision to shout down a radio station in Tonga, FM 88.1. Apparently, the radio was accused of being partisan in their programming, airing only programmes of candidates in the pro-democracy movement in the Friendly Islands Democratic Party.

PNG reserved seats delay galvanises grassroots communities, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

This article discusses the decision of the parliament of Papua New Guinea not to consider a bill reserving 22 seats for women before adjourning until May. The National Council of Women and other women’s organizations across the country led the advocacy campaign for this bill, and they are determined to see women in the parliament. Currently, there is only one woman MP in the country.

Tautua Samoa party accepts leadership challenge before 2011 election, Radio New Zealand International (2010)

This article reports on the challenges of the Tautua Samoa party members to choose their leader before the March 2011 general elections. The election of a Tautua Samoa party leader is expected this week, but the party will probably decide to nominate its leader only from the winning candidates of next year’s election.

Tense Haiti awaits results of turbulent elections, Reuters (2010)

This article reports on the vote counting operations in Haiti. The country is waiting for the preliminary results to be published by the Provisional Electoral Council on Tuesday (December 7). More than a week after the elections, the preliminary official results are expected with anxiety: for a first-round win, a presidential candidate would need to gain more than 50% of the votes, but apparently no one was able to do that. The two candidates who received the majority of the votes will compete in a runoff, scheduled for January 7.

Mexico: Mexico's PRI Leads in Universal Poll Ahead of 2012 Presidential Election, Bloomberg (2010)

Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI, is favored to win the 2012 presidential elections, according to a poll by newspaper El Universal and Berumen y Asociados.

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Slovakia: Referendum Law (1992-1995)

1992 Referendum Law with amendments through 1995. In English, courtesy of IFES Slovakia