Enlarge / One of the electronic voting machines used by the state of Georgia. (credit: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images) With worn-out clichés about the dead voting, Chicago used to be the poster child for voter fraud. But if any state is a poster child for terrible election practices, it is surely Georgia. Bold claims […]
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Voter turnout at Russian polls – why pay attention
Russian politicians, researchers and reporters all attach great importance to voter turnout. To understand this, RT compares preliminary figures from polling stations to those from other countries and other periods in history. Is there a way to forecast it? The discussion about future turnout started way before the actual presidential campaign, along with attempts to […]
'Meet you at the polling station!’ Politician’s wife hopes to raise turnout with racy photo
A risqué image of a regional deputy’s wife surrounded by unclothed models is the latest stunt to encourage Russians to vote in the presidential election on Sunday. In the picture, which has attracted national media attention, Yulia Dyatlova stands surrounded by eight long-legged young women, apparently nude, save for a banner proclaiming “We are going […]
Puerto Rico votes ‘Yes’ to join the US amid record low referendum turnout
Published time: 12 Jun, 2017 00:46 With a record low turnout of 23 percent, Puerto Ricans have voted to join the US as the Union’s 51 State. The US Congress will now have to decide whether it wants to expand the nation’s borders and accept the poverty stricken Caribbean island into the Union. Some 97.18 […]
Patriots slam New York Times photos showing apparent discrepancy in turnout for White House visits under Trump and Obama
Susan Walsh/AP The New England Patriots’ much anticipated visit to the White House was met with a lot of scrutiny, but in the end, they were the ones slamming reports that suggested their turnout was drastically smaller than previous years. The visit was the first for the Trump administration under the age-old tradition of champions […]
‘No room left to march’: Huge turnout at Women’s March in Washington clogs streets
In a global exclamation of defiance and solidarity, more than a million people rallied at women’s marches in the nation’s capital and cities around the world Saturday. The more than 600 “sister marches” around the world were held in conjunction with the Women’s March on Washington. CBC | World News
