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After weeks of vote-counting, Celeste Rodriguez wins tight race for San Fernando City Council
City of San Fernando candidate, Celeste Rodriguez. (Courtesy Celeste Rodriguez) Celeste Rodriguez has won a seat on the San Fernando City Council, beating out her opponent — the city’s current mayor — by a mere 24 votes. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/ County Clerk’s office certified the
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Remove Lowenfield, declare the result - Stabroek News
In a Page One comment on June 25th, Stabroek News stated the following in relation to the Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield: “As we have said before, Mr Lowenfield must be summarily dismissed from his
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Who Is The White Vote? : NPR
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Voters Are Suing The USPS, Pres. Trump And Postmaster General Dejoy
Four voters from different states are suing President Donald Trump, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
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‘If Dr Phillips resign today, ... di PNP dead’ - JLP poses by-election threat if MP steps aside
“Absolute rubbish!” That was the sentiment of People’s National Party (PNP) supporters in Frog City to notions that the St Andrew East Central seat occupied by long-serving Member of Parliament Dr Peter Phillips could swing to the ruling Jamaica...
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Burundi's Nkurunziza hails chosen successor's election victory
Burundi's longtime President Pierre Nkurunziza has congratulated the governing party's hand-picked successor on a "large victory" in the country's presidential election, though the main opposition has pledged to contest the result in
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The elections end game
The most recent point at which Mr Granger could have done the right thing and spared the country from further agony was the presentation of the report of the three-person CARICOM observer team which bravely and sedulously undertook the scutinising of the recount and tabulation of votes over five
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Freezing of oil funds among possible sanctions if will of the people subverted - Stabroek News
Jose Cardenas, a political consultant based in Washington, DC, yesterday said that Guyana’s current political situation is “troublesome” and it paves the way for sanctions to be imposed and restrictions can also be placed on the country’s oil funds if the will of the people is not
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Ms Mottley’s intervention was judicious and welcome
Every government, organization or person who has publicly condemned the flagrant, vulgar and incessant attempts by the rigging cabal and their acolytes to perpetrate fraud at the 2nd March 2020 elections held in Guyana and to attempt to defeat the will of the electorate and steal the new
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Newcomer keen to widen gap on JLP in Clarendon SW
Lothan Cousins, the man set to replace Noel Arscott on the ballot in Clarendon South Western for the People’s National Party (PNP), has insisted that his party’s superior political machinery on the ground will ensure the seat remains in its winning...
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Uganda: MP Candidate Tasks Police to Return Hoes Confiscated From His Home
[Monitor] The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party candidate for Bubulo West MP in Manafwa district has asked Police to return the hand hoes confiscated from his home last week.
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Vincentians vote for a new government today
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Davis, Small gear up to replace MP Kellier in St James Southern
ANCHOVY, St James - There could be many surprises when Jamaica's 18th general election since universal adult suffrage in 1944 is contested to elect representatives to fill the 63 parliamentary seats across the island.When the polls will be held is uncertain, as Prime Minister Andrew Holness is yet
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Uganda: EC Rejects Opposition Demands On Elections
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Nigerian opposition governor wins re-election | News24
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Nigeria's main opposition party has won re-election in southern Edo state.
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Ghana: Commonwealth Sends Team to Observe Elections
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Black scholars form effort to fight trolls, disinformation | The Atlanta Voice
A group of U.S. Black scholars, activists, and writers has launched a new project to combat misleading information online around voting, reparations, and immigration, supporters announced Friday. The newly formed National Black Cultural Information Trust seeks to counter fake social media accounts
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Guyana's chief elections officer wants clarification ahead of submitting report
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - Guyana's Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield yesterday failed to submit a report to the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that would have started the process of releasing the official results of the disputed March 2 regional and general election.
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Ivory Coast election: High stakes for the youth | Africanews
Violence linked to the election is once again threatening Ivory Coast, and civil society won't stay
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Jefferson-Jenkins, Carolyn (1952 - )
In 1994 Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was elected the first African American president of the National League of Women Voters.  She became at that time the 15th president of the League in its 74 year history. A native of Ohio, Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins majored in
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Dunn pledges water upgrade in first 100 days
Following an impressive showing at the polls in last Thursday’s general election, Dr Norman Dunn will be returning as member of parliament for the constituency of South East St Mary. Dunn, the incumbent and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate,...
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Election ready - PNP gearing up if poll called after SOEs lifted
THE LEADERSHIP of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has declared itself fit and ready to challenge the ruling Jamaica Labour Party if Prime Minister Andrew Holness calls a general election shortly after winding up states of emergency (SOEs) across the
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Caricom team has reinforced our negative electoral conduct
When President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo along with Caricom and GECOM’s Chair signed the “aide memoire”, the document that stated the terms and conditions of the recount and verification of the votes cast in the ten electoral districts in the country, it was followed by
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It is hard to argue PNC rigging is all history when history is repeating itself at this very moment.
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Granger accepts GECOM declaration | New York Carib News
President David Granger Sunday said he would respect the decision of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) after it declared the presidential candidate of the main opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Irfaan Ali, the winner of the presidential election that formed part of the
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