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The research reported in this paper was motivated by the petitions submitted to the Election Petition Tribunals in Nigeria alleging multiple thumbprints of ballot papers in the elections held in 2007. Some of the Election Petition Tribunals exercised their discretion by granting the Petitioners the leave sought to inspect, scan and carry out forensics analysis of multiple thumbprints on ballot papers. The objective of the paper is to provide a legal framework for the truth, validity and admissibility in the court of law the process of scanning and forensic analysis of thumb prints on ballot papers in a developing country such as Nigeria. The method proposed to accomplish this objective has a number of phases. First, the features of thumbprint, certified procedure for thumb printing and ...
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According to Sean Haugh, executive director of the state Libertarian Party, his members are receiving letters saying they are no longer registered to vote. "You can't treat certain voters one way and other voters another way," he says. "The Democrats and Republicans get special treatment, but all voters need to be treated equally.
Elena Everett, chair of the N.C. Green Party, said third parties need "significant outside support" to get on the ballot. "Money shouldn't buy access," she says. "The people of North Carolina should be able to freely choose their political affiliation."
Everett says the Green Party is considering joining the suit. "I hope the lawsuit will bring public pressure to this issue, instead of letting the legislature sweep it under the carpet. The General Assembly ne...
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COLUMBUS -- Gov. John Kasich and legislative leaders who pushed through Senate Bill 5 earlier this year are now asking public employee unions to work out a compromise to remove the issue from the November
Kasich said that the olive branch is offered not because he thinks his side will lose, but because avoiding a divisive fight is in everyone's best interests.
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With two major figures announcing this week that they're staying out of the Republican presidential race and some states moving primary dates closer to the holidays, the GOP's final slate of candidates is taking shape.
States such as Florida, Nevada and South Carolina announced recently that their contests will move to mid-January. Ohio's primary is on Super Tuesday, March 6, forcing candidates to file by early December to make the
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Mount Eatonasks for renewal
MOUNT EATON -- Council has put a 3.3-mill renewal levy for five years on the ballot to pay for current expenses. The levy will generate $3,100 per year and would cost the owner of a $100,000 property about $23.50 per year.
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Maine voters will once again be asked to decide whether to expand gambling in the state, as the Nov. 8 ballot has two statewide gaming questions.
Question 2 asks voters to approve two racinos, one in Biddeford to be operated by the owners of Scarborough Downs and Ocean Properties Limited, and one in Washington County to be run by the Passamaquoddy Tribe. Racinos are horse tracks with slot machine parlors.
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More accounts of ballot confusion in Montgomery County surfaced Wednesday, and the county's voter registrar said that if accounts from two residents were accurate, three people voted in the wrong House of Delegates election.
But Registrar Randy Wertz said he continued to be confident that Montgomery's problems were minor and were not different from Election Day issues in other localities.
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The top two seeds in the NFL playoffs only combined to place three players on my All-Pro ballot for 2011. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the only Green Bay Packer on my team. Receiver Wes Welker and tight end Rob Gronkowski were the only New England Patriots.
That's fewer than one would expect, but it was an unusual season, because no team dominated on both sides of the ball. The defending champion Packers have the No. 1 scoring offense in the league but the No. 31 defense in yards allowed. The Patriots finished atop the AFC with the No. 2-ranked offense but the 32nd-ranked defense.
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This is a list of contested candidates and issues in southwestern Montgomery County and northern Warren County. Some races are not contested this year and are not listed in the voters' guide. Write- in candidates are not listed in most cases. If you want information on other candidates in the region, check out our voters' guide online at DaytonDailyNews.com/go/ votersguide.
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This is a list of CONTESTED candidates and issues from Huber Heights, Riverside, Dayton, Vandalia and some surrounding communities. Uncontested races are not listed. If you want information on other candidates in the region, including the rest of Montgomery County and Clark County, check out our voters guide online at DaytonDailyNews.com/go/ votersguide.
*= incumbent