U.S. Seeks to Protect Afghan Elections (AP)
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U.S. seeks to protect Afghan elections
U.S. seeks to protect Afghan elections
07/13/2004 08:24 PMDate fixed for Afghan elections
Date fixed for Afghan elections
07/09/2004 11:49 AMUS-backed President Hamid Karzai will face his first electoral test in
elections set for 9 October.
Al-Qaida Aims to Disrupt Afghan
Elections (AP)
Al-Qaida Aims to Disrupt Afghan
Elections (AP)
09/25/2004 05:53 PMAP - U.S.-led forces trying to protect landmark Afghan elections face
a rising wave of violence from about 2,000 insurgents, including
al-Qaida militants slipping in from Pakistan, an American general said
Saturday.
Attacks Raise Fresh Doubts Over Afghan
Elections
Attacks Raise Fresh Doubts Over Afghan
Elections
01/11/2004 01:33 AMReuters via Wired News Jan 11 2004 0:43AM ET
Attacks Raise Fresh Doubts Over Afghan
Elections (Reuters)
Attacks Raise Fresh Doubts Over Afghan
Elections (Reuters)
01/10/2004 11:20 PMReuters - A spate of deadly attacks has cast fresh
doubts over Afghanistan's ambitious plan to hold its first ever
free elections in June, fueling fears they will be hijacked by
Islamic militants and strongmen.
Court seeks to protect Kazaa case from
media
Court seeks to protect Kazaa case from
media
05/14/2004 03:35 AMZDNet Australia May 14 2004 7:16AM GMT
Karzai Seeks Strong Powers at Key Afghan
Assembly
Karzai Seeks Strong Powers at Key Afghan
Assembly
12/14/2003 04:08 PMReuters via Wired News Dec 14 2003 3:32PM ET
Papal elections are more secure than US
elections
Papal elections are more secure than US
elections
04/14/2005 12:47 PMCory Doctorow:
The process for electing a new Pope is amazingly baroque and weird.
Bruce Schneier has posted a long and engrossing security analysis of
how the election works and how its simple and ancient procedures (and
the small number of participants) make it more secure than modern
electronic voting systems:
How hard is this to hack? The first observation is that the system is
entirely manual, making it immune to the sorts of technological
attacks that make modern voting systems so risky. The second
observation is that the small group of voters -- all of whom know each
other -- makes it impossible for an outsider to affect the voting in
any way. The chapel is cleared and locked before voting. No one is
going to dress up as a cardinal and sneak into the Sistine Chapel. In
effect, the voter verification process is about as perfect as you're
ever going to find.
Eavesdropping on the process is certainly possible, although the rules
explicitly state that the chapel is to be checked for recording and
transmission devices "with the help of trustworthy individuals of
proven technical ability." I read that the Vatican is worried about
laser microphones, as there are windows near the chapel's roof.
That leaves us with insider attacks. Can a cardinal influence the
election? Certainly the Scrutineers could potentially modify votes,
but it's difficult. The counting is conducted in public, and there are
multiple people checking every step. It's possible for the first
Scrutineer, if he's good at sleight of hand, to swap one ballot paper
for another before recording it. Or for the third Scrutineer to swap
ballots during the counting process.
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Don't just protect the unconceived:
protect the inanimate!
Don't just protect the unconceived:
protect the inanimate!
05/09/2004 02:30 PMFafnir of Fafblog has written a good think-piece explaining the
logical next step in the Bush administration's campaign to protect the
rights of the unconceived: protecting the rights of the inanimate.
This is yknow a huge step backwards for women's health and for
contraception and the prevention of abortions. But it is a huge step
forward for what we at Fafblog like to call the "rights of the
unconceived," which is just a few short steps from what we are really
lookin forward to which is the rights of the inanimate.
I have personally spent hours an hours talkin to cans, waffle irons,
boxes, printer cartridges and forks and they all dream of one thing:
no longer bein treated as second-class citizens in the United States.
LinkE-voting may--or may not--fix elections
E-voting may--or may not--fix elections
05/20/2004 08:45 AMZDNet May 20 2004 1:14PM GMT
Off-Cycle Elections
Off-Cycle Elections
06/17/2005 04:53 PM Today is an off-cycle election in our fair City of Palo Alto.
Turnout is issue number one, issue number two is Measure A. This
post starts a little local, but stay with me, it's global. Off-cycle
elections are the...
New: Elections and Government 1.0
New: Elections and Government 1.0
08/09/2004 11:48 AMElections and Government provides up-to-date information for the 2004
presidential and congressional elections, along with a great deal of
information on elections and voting past and present.
By-elections: Your reaction
By-elections: Your reaction
07/16/2004 06:30 AMIn what could be the last test of public opinion before next year's UK
general elections, the Lib Dems scored a remarkable triumph. Send your
views.
Will you vote in the European elections?
Will you vote in the European elections?
06/07/2004 04:04 AMNext month nearly 350 million people are entitled to vote in the
European elections. Will you be taking up your right to vote? Send us
your views.
Local council elections A to Z
Local council elections A to Z
06/10/2004 06:14 PMEuropean elections: Your reaction
European elections: Your reaction
06/13/2004 06:26 PMLabour and the Tories are both facing big losses to the UK
Independence Party in the European elections. Is it the result you
expected?
Parties gear up for possible PC
elections
Parties gear up for possible PC
elections
12/27/2003 04:09 PMSri Lanka Sunday Times Dec 27 2003 3:39PM ET
Is the CIA tampering with Venezuelan
elections?
Is the CIA tampering with Venezuelan
elections?
08/16/2004 12:43 AM
Is the CIA
tampering with Venezuelan elections? A Venezuelan news
organization
reports that
an email was sent to the world press this afternoon, claiming to be
early election results indicating a defeat for
outspoken Bush critic
Hugo Chavez. The email in question appears to be a fraud, sent from a
location in Virginia. There are also reports coming in of
phony election
results being broadcast on Venezuelan television, and
rigged
exit polls organized by the very people who supported
an unsuccessful
coup against Chavez in 2002 -- an organization
fun
ded by our government through the National Endowment for
Democracy.
Your tax dollars at work.
Former President Carter
reports that the elections are going well, with a huge
turnout, but if Chavez wins, will there be an organized effort --
funded by U.S. tax dollars -- to discredit the election anyway?
Yahoo! News - Elections
Yahoo! News - Elections
01/28/2004 07:02 AMJohn Kerry came in 2nd and Dean 3rd as over 7% wrote-in the Democratic
candidates .. the names of Democrats .. Here's the link ..
86%
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A call for elections observers ... in
the U.S.
A call for elections observers ... in
the U.S.
07/02/2004 06:14 PMPC elections to be held on due date
PC elections to be held on due date
12/30/2003 12:02 AMSri Lanka Daily Mirror Dec 29 2003 11:07PM ET
Korean General Elections
Korean General Elections
04/15/2004 09:09 PM
As expected, pro-government Uri Party got 152
seats out of 299, which gives them the majority. Han-nara
(Grand National)
Party lost its majority position but still managed to eek out a
respectable showing,
thanks to the daughter of a former dictator who took control of the
party just weeks
before the election. It's funny how conservatives prefer the
nostalgic certainty
of iron-clad rule by dictators over euphoric optimism of
liberals. Min-noh (Democratic
Labor) Party emerged in the third place, making the
ultra-liberal pro-labor party
a political force to be reckoned with.
National Assembly
seats after ballot counting[As
of 1:00 a.m.]
|
Party |
Before |
Now |
|
Uri Party |
49 |
152 |
|
Grand National Party |
137 |
121 |
|
Millennium Democratic Party |
61 |
9 |
|
Democratic Labor Party |
0 |
10 |
|
United Liberal Democrats |
10 |
4 |
|
Others |
14 |
3 |

Millions boycott PC elections
Millions boycott PC elections
07/10/2004 07:51 PMSri Lanka Sunday Times Jul 10 2004 10:41PM GMT
3 Killed During Dominican Elections (AP)
3 Killed During Dominican Elections (AP)
05/16/2004 01:31 PMAP - Dominicans flocked to the polls Sunday in elections that were
marred by a shooting that killed three people, including two
supporters of President Hipolito Mejia, who is seeking a second term.
Finnish Parliamentary Elections
Finnish Parliamentary Elections
03/15/2003 08:55 PM Finnish Parliamentary
Elections are held this sunday.
Deutsche Welle and
NY
Times sum things up pretty well, but I've added some links you
might find interesting. [more inside]
Three killed during Dominican elections
Three killed during Dominican elections
05/16/2004 01:48 PMUN to rule on elections in Iraq
UN to rule on elections in Iraq
01/27/2004 05:18 AMKofi Annan says he is willing to send a team to Iraq to decide if
elections can be held, if it is secure enough.
Will Zimbabwe's elections be fair?
Will Zimbabwe's elections be fair?
03/31/2005 03:12 AMZimbabwe goes to the polls on March 31, amid claims that the elections
will not be free and fair. Are you voting? Send us your views.
China Rules No Direct Elections in HK in
07 and 08
China Rules No Direct Elections in HK in
07 and 08
04/26/2004 12:54 AMReuters via Wired News Apr 26 2004 4:46AM GMT
Homeland security stepped up for
elections
Homeland security stepped up for
elections
07/12/2004 12:15 PMComputer Weekly Jul 12 2004 3:29PM GMT
Indonesian hackers spice up elections
Indonesian hackers spice up elections
04/19/2004 01:29 AMiafrica.com Apr 19 2004 5:47AM GMT
It's the computers' turn to mess up
elections
It's the computers' turn to mess up
elections
11/17/2003 03:11 AMBoston Globe Nov 17 2003 1:50AM ET
Afghanistan Elections Face More Delays
(AP)
Afghanistan Elections Face More Delays
(AP)
07/01/2004 10:17 PMAP - Afghanistan's national elections beset by deadly Taliban
attacks, feuding warlords and political squabbling are in
jeopardy and may have to be delayed again, a top government official
said Thursday.
House OKs speedy elections if attacked
House OKs speedy elections if attacked
04/22/2004 05:32 PMDemocrats Make Few Gains in HK Elections
Democrats Make Few Gains in HK Elections
09/13/2004 03:28 AMReuters via Wired News Sep 13 2004 7:50AM GMT
Grief overshadows Italy elections
Grief overshadows Italy elections
04/03/2005 06:00 PMRegional elections are under way in Italy, with two days of voting
overshadowed by the Pope's death.
Iraq elections 'still on track'
Iraq elections 'still on track'
09/15/2004 07:19 AMThe British Army's head tells the BBC the attacks which killed dozens
in Iraq will not derail January's elections.
House OKs Speedy Elections if Attacked
(AP)
House OKs Speedy Elections if Attacked
(AP)
04/22/2004 04:06 PMAP - Fearing that terrorists might target Congress, the House on
Thursday approved a bill to set up speedy special elections if 100 or
more of its members are killed.
Envoy: Iraq Security Key to Elections
(AP)
Envoy: Iraq Security Key to Elections
(AP)
04/14/2004 10:26 AMAP - Security in Iraq must improve "considerably" before elections now
slated for Jan. 31 can be held, U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said
Wednesday.
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