ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Philippines: Cost of electoral reform in ARMM: P850M, Inquirer (2012).

This article discusses the cost to nullify the voters’ list in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and put in place a registration system using technology that keep track of voter identity.

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Benin delays presidential election until March 13 Reuters (2011)

In order to register all the people who were left out during the registration process, the elections were postponed to Sunday march 13th.

Burma's Disciplined Democracy, The Irrawaddy (2011).

This article discusses the public distribution of of 17 books outlining laws and bylaws which includes rules for electing president, vice-presidents, the national and regional parliaments, and Union and regional governments.

Philippines: Comelec sends PCOS machines to courts to resolve election protests, The Philippine Star (2011).

This article discusses the distribution of poll count optical scan (PCOS) machines to various courts nationwide with pending election protest cases.

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Egypt Disqualifies 10 Presidential Hopefuls, VoA (2012)

This news article says the Egyptian election commission has barred 10 candidates from running for president, including Omar Suleiman,former spy chief under autocratic President Hosni Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Khairat al-Shater, and Salafi politician Hazem Abu Ismail. The presidential elections scheduled for May 23 and 24. If no candidate secures more than 50 percent of the vote, a run-off election will take place June 16 and 17. Presidential candidates will be allowed to begin campaigning April 30.

Algeria begins election campaign, Magharebia (2012)

This news article says Election fever is spreading in Algeria ahead of the official start of the campaign season on Sunday (April 15th). According to a survey run by El Watan published April 5th, at least 44 per cent of voters will turn out. Polls have not shown a decisive frontrunner, however, and instead show that there will likely be a "mosaic" in parliament with no one party holding a majority.

Iraq’s political factions accuse PM of "dictatorship" after arrest of Head of IHEC, Alarabiya (2012)

In this news article, key political factions accused the premier of moving towards a dictatorship with the arrest of Iraq’s electoral commission chief, a charge the prime minister denied on Saturday 14 April.

Guinea says ready for elections in June, Daily Nation (2010)

Guinea, the West African country embroiled in leadership crisis, has said it is ready for elections in June this year. Preparations for the presidential election in the troubled country has been postponed many times in the aftermath of the 2008 military coup.

Women candidates in Dominican May elections, Dominican Today (2010)

"Of the 16,190 candidates registered for the 16th May congressional and municipal elections in the Dominican Republic, 6,914 are women."

Nigeria: Jonathan Says FG is Committed to Credible Elections, All Africa (2010)

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan reaffirmed Federal Government's commitment to strengthen electoral laws with a view to ensuring credible elections in 2011.

Thai red-shirt peace talks reach stalemate, BBC News (2010).

This article discusses the meeting between Thai Prime Minister and the Anti-government protesters in regards to the demand for new elections in Thailand.

Myanmar opposition boycotts junta’s elections, Asean Affairs (2010).

This article discusses the decision of the National League for Democracy to opt out of Myanmar’s 2010 elections.

Indonesia: Constitutional Court Clears Way for Electronic Voting, The Jakarta Globe (2010).

This article discusses the Constitutional Court approval of the use of electronic voting in Indonesia, which allowed Jembrana district in Bali to use the technology for its upcoming elections.

Philippines: Multiple registrants to be removed manually from vote list, The Philippine Star (2010).

This article discusses the removal of more than 700,000 multiple registrants in the voter’s list that will be done manually by the Comelec.

Kremlin favorite faces run-off in South Ossetia elections, Deutsche Welle (2011)

The article informs that based on the results of the presidential vote held in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia on November 13, a second round of voting will be held on November 27. The Kremlin-supported candidate Anatoly Bibilov who received 25.44% of the votes, will run against the former education minister Alla Dzhioyeva with 25.37% of the votes. These elections – first ones since the recognition of South Ossetia's independence by Russia after the 2008 war – were condemned by Georgia, the European Union, and NATO.

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Zimbabwe: Violence set to flare up as elections loom, The Independent (2010)

This article report on the general political environment surrounding the upcoming elections in Zimbabwe. President Mugabe announced that the polls will likely be held in 2011, and many believe that the political environment is too polarized. Most people fear that the elections will be marred by violence, just like the June 2008 presidential run-off.