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Voting Starts in Zimbabwe Election, Called Shameful

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The Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has called today's presidential elections "a shameful humiliation" and said it's a "tragic day in the country's history. President Robert Mugabe is the only candidate as Mr Tsvangirai withdrew following intimidation and violence. His name is still on the voting slips.

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Election forecasters preparing for historic election

Anticipating what is likely to be one of the most interesting elections in modern history, University at Buffalo professor of political science James E. Campbell and Michael S. Lewis-Beck, professor of political science at the University of Iowa, have assembled the insights of prominent election forecasters in a special issue of the International Journal of Forecasting published this month.

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Tapping computer science for more ACCURATE vote

Academic computer science community uses its expertise and insights to help state and local officials run more secure and accurate elections

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Candidates are buying your vote

New paper for the Journal of Political Economy exposes the economics of election year promises

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Candidates emphasize hot-button issues across party lines

The 2004 presidential candidates reached out to voters across the political aisle – but not in a genuinely conciliatory spirit, according to a new analysis which says that George W. Bush and John Kerry sought to peel away voters from the opposing party using hot-button issues.

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Brown faces first major electoral test

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces the first major electoral test since assuming office in June 2007 when elections to over 4,000 local council seats are held on Thursday.

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Spouses as Candidate Surrogates

Spouses of presidential candidates are employed in campaigns more strategically and intensively than ever before. New research by political scientists concludes that the ability of presidential and vice-presidential candidates’ spouses to act as campaign surrogates may contribute to the successes and failures on the campaign trail.

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Nepal's Maoists Take Lead in Early Election Results

Nepal's former Maoist rebels have taken a surprising early lead in election results for a special assembly that will rewrite the country's constitution.

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International Observers Call Nepal Election Credible Despite Violence, Threats

Allegations of intimidation of voters and other problems are tainting an otherwise positive assessment of Nepal's election. Initial results show the former Maoist rebels performing much better than expected in polling that will decide the future of the Himalayan country.

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Australian Young people 'feel too uninformed to vote'

A new study has found many teenagers do not enrol to vote because they feel they do not know enough about politics.

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UN Appeals for Calm Ahead of Nepal Election

An anxious calm has descended over Nepal prior to Thursday's national election. Voters are to select members of a special assembly that will draft a new constitution, the latest attempt to move Nepal out of its feudal past and into a democratic era. In the unsettled atmosphere, the head of the United Nations mission in the country is expressing concern that any election day violence could trigger a chain reaction.

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Are women voters more likely to vote for female candidates?

The research, conducted by University of Wisconsin’s Kathleen Dolan, examined the National Election Study (NES) data, which provided information about voters’ reactions to female candidates and whether gender affinity was related to the election booth decision. The findings provided interesting results.

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