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Voters rank candidates on the ballot in order of their preferences. When votes are counted, some candidates reach the “quota” needed for election just from ballots where they were ranked number one. Once a candidate has reached quota, any extra votes for that candidate are “distributed” to the next-choice candidates on those ballots...
...last week with the announcement of an impressive team of observers, led by a prominent diplomat and former leading black businessman, Sam Motsuenyane, for the Zimbabwe election. The aim of the South African team, which includes two judges, is to "let the people of Zimbabwe speak through the ballot box," President Mbeki told Parliament...
...with "a tiny state that is economically hardly sustainable." E.U. and U.S. officials are pressing for "a democratic Montenegro in a democratic Yugoslavia," warning Djukanovic not to take any "unilateral actions." But if there is to be a referendum, they insist that the rules - including the form of the ballot question and the proportion of votes needed to win - must be agreed upon in advance with the local opposition...
Each candidate must have the support of 15 percent of the nearly 750 delegates at the state convention in order to even appear on the ballot in next fall’s Democratic primary...
Based on unofficial results of this Saturday’s caucuses Birmingham and O’Brien are almost assured spots on the ballot, while Grossman is a likely third candidate, said Debra Kozikowski, vice-chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party...