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...delegation sent by the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), Blanc is advising both the CEC and the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)—the Palestinians’ 132-seat parliament—on a host of technical issues including GIS mapping, information and database technology, and voter registration and education. “We are providing three types of assistance to the Palestinian Authority,” Blanc, who graduated from Harvard with a degree in government, said in a phone interview from Gaza. “We are working with the CEC on a variety of technical...
...would generate voter fatigue and make a mockery of the entire system if done this semester,” said Leng, who participated in the discussions about the elections. “If done second semester, it will help remedy voter fatigue and open it up to the rest of the House...
Nearly 3.5 million people have signed up for the new voter-registration card, but it's unclear if they did so in order to vote or because the card is now required for all state transactions. The majority of the 40,000 pollworkers needed for election day have been recruited but not trained. And even though there are new measures to reduce fraud, including transparent ballot boxes and a new system to count and transmit results, the process may be undermined by inadequate surveillance, logistical trouble and bitter local political rivalries...
...party in 2004. The allegations surfaced soon after Nour founded his party calling for democracy and slamming Mubarak as a dictator. He had to run his presidential campaign beneath the cloud of the forgery allegations and then in elections last month lost his parliamentary seat amid widespread allegations of voter intimidation. To seal his fate, a state security court sentenced Nour to five years in prison last week and had him hauled off to begin serving his time. Even if Nour is exonerated on appeal, his lack of a parliamentary seat removes him from eligibility to run for president again...
...their speeches, the candidates discussed a narrow range of issues that generally focused on organizational unity and community strength. The election, which was originally slated to be in a classroom in Emerson Hall, was moved to the Science Center because of the large voter turnout. According to Paiji, the hot-button issues that candidates discussed were rooted in geographical and age differences between members. “The themes [of the election speeches] involved creating a greater sense of community within membership—particularly in getting upperclassmen involved with underclassmen, and getting the South and East Asians working together...