Election Mission

• Pre-Election Statement of Independent International Observer Mission for Parliamentary Elections in Republic of Kazakhstan On January 15, 2012

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On November 16, 2011, President Nursultan Nazarbayev dissolved Kazakhstan's national legislature and established January 15, 2012 as the date for pre-term parliamentary elections. The decision to hold the elections early reflects a desire to renew the government's authority to adopt decisive measures to overcome the economic challenges facing Kazakhstan, but they also provide an opportunity for the government to reaffirm its rejection of stagnation, authoritarianism, and other negative scenarios for the future. As a major oil and gas producer and regional economic leader, Kazakhstan's stability, economic development, and democratic progress are essential for Western interests in Central Asia. Sustained comprehensive political, economic...

• U.S. Newswire
• January 09, 2012

• Neither free nor fair: the 1996 Bosnian elections and the failure of the U.N. election-monitoring mission.

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. THE HISTORY OF YUGOSLAVIA III. ACTIVITIES OF THE U.N., THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, AND THE UNITED STATES IN YUGO...

• Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
• Vol. 30 Nbr. 5, November 1997

• Mascot has Election-Year Mission

He doesn't leap tall buildings in a single bound, he doesn't have X-ray vision and he certainly can't shoot laser beams out of his eyeballs. But West Virginia has its very own superhero. Kind of.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• April 14, 2006

• U.S. Forces Take On Mission of Protecting Afghan Election

S. forces take on mission of protecting Afghan election More than 7 million have registered for landmark October vote

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• July 14, 2004

• Carter Center Sends Election Observation Mission to Lebanon

Observers will monitor the electoral process leading up to parliamentary elections anticipated on June 7. Their assessment will focus on the administration of the elections, the campaign period, voting . and counting procedures, electoral .complaints and appeals mechanisms, and other issues related to the overall electoral process in Lebanon.

• Arab American News, The
• September 09, 2009

• Monitors Find Isolated Problems in Haiti Vote

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - International monitors on Monday praised Haiti's weekend presidential election, saying it was in sharp contrast to the Nov. 28 first round that was marred by disorganization and allegations of widespread fraud. There were some incidents of attempted ballot-stuffing and clashes between rival political parties but not enough to disrupt the overall vote Sunday, said Colin Granderson, chief of the Organization of American States election observer mission in Haiti.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• March 22, 2011

• Nation's Voter Fraud has Its Consequences: ; in Afghanistan, a Rigged Election Made the Allied Mission Unclear

WASHINGTON - Actress Cate Blanchett, who has played Queen Elizabeth I, is performing here, portraying someone less than regal - flurried, anxious Blanche DuBois, in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire. If Obama administration officials involved in formulating Afghanistan policy see her, they should wince when she speaks DuBois' signature line: "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."

• Charleston Daily Mail
• November 17, 2009

• Letters to the Editor

Clear choice There is one candidate in the upcoming election who clearly has my vote. Alan "Taco Al" Ward deserves to be re-elected clerk of Mission Township.

• The Topeka Capital-Journal
• October 21, 2010

• Carter Adds Weight to Shuttle Diplomacy Push

News also emerged Thursday that in late May, the [Barack Obama] administration sent a firm and formal "diplomatic note" to Israel protesting the tight siege it has maintained on Gaza's 1 5 million people and demanding that Israel allow considerably more goods into Gaza than at present. [Robert Pastor] noted that the election-monitoring mission in Lebanon was relevant to broader peace issues. He said he had met with leaders of the country's Hizbullah party, which has participated in Lebanese elections since 1992 though it is still on the State Department's "terrorism list". (The Hizbullah leaders had, he said, refused to meet with [Jimmy Carter].) In an interview with IPS in Damascus on June 4, Meshaal reiterated Hamas's desire to be "part of the solution, not part of the problem." He al...

• Arab American News, The
• October 08, 2009

• Powell Begins New Mideast Peace Mission; Israeli Officials Indicate Willingness to Assist Palestinian Election

JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Colin Powell embarked Sunday on a mission to revive the Middle East peace process after Yasser Arafat's death, saying he will ask Israel to help with the upcoming Palestinian election to pick a successor. Israel said it would consider pulling back troops from disputed areas in the West Bank.

• The Columbian
• November 22, 2004