"Erased Voters' Gaffe May Force Changes by election Commission - Memphis Flyer
27 May 2012, 9:31 pm
Whether it’s a case of a blind squirrel finding real acorns or a maligned activist coming into her own with important revelations, new questions raised about the Shelby County election Commission by controversial Seattle-area voting-rights ...

Egypt election body weighs complaints - Reuters UK
27 May 2012, 7:08 pm
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's election committee on Sunday considered complaints about a presidential poll that has left voters with what many see as a painful run-off choice between an Islamist apparatchik and a throwback to Hosni Mubarak's era.

Aug. 14 date set for special election to fill Block's seat - Des Moines Register
27 May 2012, 5:42 pm
A special election to fill Craig Block’s seat on the Ankeny City Council has been set for Aug. 14. The council voted during a special meeting on May 21 to hold a special election after formally accepting a residents’ petition requesting the ...

Palestinians follow closely results of Egypt's presidential election - Xinhua News Agency
27 May 2012, 12:13 pm
GAZA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, ruled by the Islamic Hamas movement, are following closely the results of Egypt's presidential election, the first after the unrest that toppled ex-president Hosni Mubarak in 2011. The ...

Gary Miller vs. Pete Aguilar: Super PACs Of Realtors, Credit Union Spend Big In California Primary election - Huffington Post
27 May 2012, 4:42 am
WASHINGTON -- The race for a newly drawn congressional district in California's Inland Empire is shaping up as a clash of titans. It's not the candidates -- Republican Rep. Gary Miller and his leading Democratic opponent Pete Aguilar -- who are ...

Wisconsin governor recall election debate shows sharp divide - Reuters
25 May 2012, 11:21 pm
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker and his challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett drew sharp ideological differences on Friday during the first of two debates before a special election to recall the governor on ...

No need to wait for November to know election outcome - YAHOO!
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Many folks may fret themselves into a frenzy over the November U.S. elections and whether the world will come to an end on December 21, but for about 1,500 people gathered in New Orleans for the United Astrologers Conference, all ...

Egypt candidate to seek election suspension-lawyer - Chicago Tribune
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
CAIRO (Reuters) - Leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahy will file an appeal for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended because of alleged voting irregularities and a pending case over former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq's right to stand, Sabahy ...

Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Has Early Lead in Egypt Presidential election - New York Times
24 May 2012, 7:01 am
As the polls closed after the second day of voting and officials began stacking the paper ballots in each of thousands of voting stations, at least three other contenders were still in the running. One was Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a more ...

Social networks play emerging role in Mexico election - YAHOO!
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
Online social networks, a newcomer in Mexican elections, are making a mark on the country's presidential campaign, forcing candidates to respond to issues and protests enabled by the Internet. "If it wasn't for the social networks, the campaign would be ...