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| | Elections: Latin American Studies: Collections: SSHL |
 | | Chapman 1927: "(O)ne of the early acts of General Wood was to decree a law of elections, promulgated in April 1900. | | | Fitzgibbon 1964: "The new electoral law provided for a general election on December 31, 1901, which was declared a legal holiday, for the choice of presidential and senatorial electors, members of the House of Representatives, governors, and members of provincial councils" (page 86). | | | Gives the results of all the elections, including the number of registered voters, the number who voted, the votes for president, and by province the votes for governors, senators, representatives, and councillors. |
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| | On 14th March the Spanish also voted to elect 208 provincial senators. | | | The terrorist attacks seem to have had significant influence on the general election results. | | | Its main adversary, the Popular Party won 37.64% of the vote and 148 seats. |
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| | General Elections 2001 / g c i 275 |
| | In 2000, general elections were considered tainted because of President Alberto Fujimori's control over the government apparatus and outright vote tampering. | | | The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1978. | | | When Fujimori resigned in September, new elections were convoked. |
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| | Behind the Elections in the Basque Country |
| | On 12 March 2000 the Spanish State general election was held, and, when the votes had been counted, it was clear that the PP had achieved the largest vote in Euskadi in its history. | | | The elections held on 13 May this year were to elect the parliament of the CAV (Comunidad Autonómica Vasca—Basque Autonomous Community). | | | This is the reason that the recent elections were held a year early. |
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| | Euskal Herria Journal A Basque Journal Navarre |
| | Four days after the elections, 28 of the 42 Basque deputies and senators recently elected gathered in Gernika in support of the union of Baskongadak and Navarre, the legalization of all political parties and a general amnesty. | | | The principle of (administrative) autonomy is formally recognized in the 1978 Spanish constitution, which was adopted by the parliament elected in 1977. | | | In Baskongadak and Navarre the Spanish constitution was approved only by one-third of the electorate, but gained an overwhelming support in the rest of the state. |
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| | BloJJ - Spanish elections roundup: |
| | Two polls are going to be held next March 14th (which will meet me, by the way, in Italy): general elections to the two chambers of the spanish parliament, the congress and the senate, and elections to the andalusian parliament, only in the region where I live, Andalucia. | | | So many of us agree on the "we should be able to vote for the American president" that I find it surprising no-one has made up a fake election for non-US citizens. | | | It would be even better if we could vote for the american president. |
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| | A balance sheet of the 13th May Basque elections In Defence of Democratic Rights |
| | Workers' first reactions to the results have been generally positive, in that they've blocked the PP lead by former Minister of the Interior, Jaime Mayor Oreja. | | | When the referendum was held on the constitution - and all the political parties called for a 'yes' vote, the majority of Basques voted 'no'. | | | The furthest the Basque bourgeoisie goes is to politely ask for a seat at the table when the EU is discussing the issues which most directly affect it. |
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| | Elections in Puerto Rico |
| | This site also features lookup facilities for fast access to Islandwide- and municipal-level results of election events held in Puerto Rico since 1932, as well as district-level 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 general election results for the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly. | | | On Saturday, July 30, 2005, the Elections in Puerto Rico Web site celebrated ten years of on-line dissemination of detailed information about the Island's election processes. | | | Split-Ticket Voting in Election Laws, Regulations, Ads and Ballots |
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| | ImperialCounty Elections Main Page |
| | Once your voted absentee ballot is received by your county elections official, your signature on the absentee ballot return envelope will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to determine that you are the authorized voter. | | | If you fail to cast a ballot in a general election, you will be removed from the permanent absentee voter list and will need to reapply in order to restore status. | | | Your ballot MUST be received by the county elections office by the time polls close (8 pm) on election day, November 2, 2004. |
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| | Proposition 62: Elections. Primaries - California State Government |
| | Requires primary elections where all voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of how a voter or candidate is registered. | | | In special primary election, candidate receiving majority vote is elected. | | | Should primary elections be structured so that voters may vote for any state or federal candidate regardless of party registration of voter or candidate? |
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| | CNN.com - ETA 'cease-fire' move sparks storm - Feb. 18, 2004 |
| | Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, who is not running for a third term, and his political heir, Mariano Rajoy, who is leading the conservatives into the elections, also blasted the cease-fire and the deal that the Socialist Party in Catalonia has made with the Republican Left pro-Catalan independence party. | | | The Basque separatist group ETA has provoked a political storm by declaring a limited cease-fire ahead of next month's Spanish general elections. | | | While ETA has fought violently for a Basque homeland, the Republican Left, in Catalonia, has stood against violence in its quest for Catalan independence. |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/18/spain.eta
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| | BCEL: Elections |
| | Calendar for the Special Election to be held March 11, 2003 | | | Calendar for the Special Election to be held March 18, 2003 | | | Calendar for the Special Election to be held July 16, 2002 |
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| | elected.ca - General election |
| | the would-be voters in the country's general elections this Sunday. | | | Iraq's constitution was adopted by a majority in a fair vote during the Oct. 15 referendum, as Sunni Arab opponents... | | | It's old vs. new in city's council election |
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| | The Montgomery County Board of Elections is in search of Spanish speaking poll workers to serve during the upcoming General Elections, | | | This request is supported by the US Department of Justice, Section 203, of the Voting Rights Act. | | | The Election Judge Questionnaire must be downloaded, filled and faxed to 240.777.8505 from the following e-link: |
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| | Spanish vote casts shadow across allies - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics |
| | The Spanish leader and his wife, Ana Botella, who was running for political office, both privately expressed concern to Mr. | | | But Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, said al Qaeda might conclude from Sunday's election results in Spain that they have the power to punish leaders who supported Mr. | | | Spanish vote casts shadow across allies - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics |
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| | presidential vs. general elections - DR1 Forums |
| | But in my view this separation of elections can have the effect of actually perpetuating this imbalance of power in favor of the presidential ticket precisely because in practice, it is the palacio nacional where the real power emanates from, and people tend to view the congressional branch as irrelevant. | | | They are, for example, currently railroading changes in the laws that protect national parks with the support of lameduck presidente Hippo and it will be rather difficult to reverse such self-serving laws if the new president is unable to get support in the chamber od deputies and senate. | | | No matter who wins the upcoming presidential election, the congress is still under the control of a bunch of brutes for a minimum of 2 more years. |
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| | The World Today Top Stories: Opposition Leading Spanish Elections |
| | The Spanish electoral commission said it had filed a lawsuit on behalf of the party claiming that the protests constituted a bid to influence voters on the eve of the election. | | | According to figures, more than 62% of voters turned out for the elections - over seven percent more than the number in the last elections four years ago. | | | The government of Jose Maria Aznar was judged on its response to the atrocity, in which 200 people died, and its support for the war in Iraq. |
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| | BCEL: Voter Registration |
| | In order to register to vote for the April 27, 2004 General Primary, your voter registration application must be received by the voter registration office in the county where you reside, or postmarked no later than March 29, 2004. | | | This site was designed to inform the voters and the election officials throughout our Commonwealth on a wide variety of matters related to elections. | | | Applications received after that date will be processed for the November 2, 2004 General Election. |
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| | CNN.com - Officials discuss how to delay Election Day - Jul 12, 2004 |
| | "We've had elections in this country when we were at war, even when we were in civil war, and we should have the elections on time. | | | Newsweek reported that Soaries expressed concern that no federal agency had the authority to postpone an election and asked Ridge to ask Congress to give his commission such power. | | | The department has referred questions about the matter to the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel, said a spokesman, confirming a report in this week's editions of Newsweek magazine. |
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| | PINR - Spanish Elections Reinforce Terrorism as Effective Political Weapon |
| | This potential strategy has shaken the White House, shown through spokesman Scott McClellan's warning that "terrorists must not be allowed to think that they influence elections or that they influence policy. | | | John Pistole, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's executive assistant director for counterterrorism, told Sydney's 2UE radio station that "any country that allies itself with the United States, unfortunately, is a target." | | | We strongly urge you to sign up for our mailing list. |
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| | Josep Lluis Carod Rovira, who will lead his movement's list in the general elections on 14th March did however resign definitively from his position as Chief Adviser (Deputy Prime Minister) to the Government that he had occupied previously. | | | We should remember that the enormous Spanish opposition to the Anglo-American war in Iraq did not lead to a vote against the Prime Minister's party during the last local and regional elections on 25th May 2003. | | | President Pasqual Maragall is to appoint a new ERC member to this position. |
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| | AN PHOBLACHT/REPUBLICAN NEWS |
| | Judged by a military court and sentenced to death, he was executed on 15 October 1940. | | | Those guilty of human right abuses were not tried; the police force only changed the colour of its uniform. | | | This was the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. |
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| | Program (updated). Universidad de Navarra. |
| | Colin McIlheney (United Kingdom): The 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly Election. | | | Claes H. De Vreese (Denmark): Voters for Tomorrow: Turnout among Young Voters in the European Elections | | | Gonzalo Soruco (United States): Study of Hispanics/Latinos in the State of Florida |
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| | Political Science Resources/Foreign Politics |
| | Includes election laws, results, and documents from both observers and the Central Committee for Elections | | | Highlights of the 1996 Canadian Elections Act, its changes on campaigns and voter registration | | | Electoral laws and election data from Latin American countries |
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| | General election - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The general election is usually held on Election Day, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. | | | A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. | | | A general election is also a term used in opposition to primary election. |
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| | Prodi is leaving his EU job later this year to lead the leftist coalition in Rome. | | | As the professor of politics at Rome's American University, James Waltson, puts it: "We are less than three months away from the European Parliament elections, and that will be a key testing ground for the Berlusconi government. | | | The Italian elections are still two years away, but Prodi has doubtless timed his salvo now because of the coming European Parliament elections in June. |
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| | FrontPage magazine.com :: Spain's 9/11 by Walid Phares |
| | As of the early Fall, Spanish diplomats and officers were assassinated. | | | If the Aznar Cabinet aligned itself with the Bush Administration and the Blair Government against the Saddam regime, the Spanish authorities have engaged al-Qaeda and its affiliates almost immediately after September 11. | | | I felt it was al-Qaeda, even though the Spanish minister of interior has declared the separatist ETA group as a potential suspect. |
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| | March 1 - definition of March 1 in Encyclopedia |
| | 1895 - William L. Wilson is appointed United States Postmaster General, serving under President Grover Cleveland | | | 1961 - first elections held in Uganda and it becomes self-governing | | | 1942 - Richard Bowman Myers, General of the United States Air Force, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| | Analysis: Spain's 'abrupt' decision irks U.S. - (United Press International) |
| | The announcement caused surprise and dismay in Washington where the Bush administration had been hoping to negotiate a compromise with the new Spanish government a little later down the line. | | | His announcement contrasts with that of Prime Minister Tony Blair, for example, who has vowed that Britain will stay and finish the job, although it is hard to determine exactly what the job is. | | | The newspaper ABC, reflecting Spanish conservative opinion, said Monday that Zapatero had "flagrantly gone back on his word and on his campaign commitment." The paper charged that he never had any intention of waiting until June 30. |
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| | CNN.com - Canadian PM calls general elections - May 24, 2004 |
| | Prime Minister Paul Martin addresses a crowd during his first stop of the federal election campaign in Ottawa. | | | "Five months ago, our new government took office," Martin said Sunday, announcing the election in Ottawa. | | | (CNN) -- New Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin has called a federal parliamentary election for June 28, leading his scandal-battered Liberal Party into a campaign where the conservative opposition is united for the first time in more than a decade. |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/05/24/canada.elections
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| | TIME Asia Magazine: U Say U Want A Revolution -- Jul. 12, 2004 |
| | In advance of September's legislative elections, local think tank Civic Exchange plans to launch VOTE04, an online service that candidates can use to send text ads to voters' mobiles. | | | PHILIPPINES: Prospective voters received exhortations from political parties via SMS in May’s elections | | | SMS messages directed 700,000 demonstrators to Manila's People Power shrine to demand the removal of then President Joseph Estrada, who stepped down in favor of his Vice President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Spanish general elections |
| | Map of Spains electoral circumscriptions, and the parties leading in each circumscription in the election for the Congress of Deputies Legislative elections were held in Spain on March 14, 2004. | | | Legislative elections were held in Spain on March 12, 2000. | | | People who viewed "Spanish general elections" also viewed: |
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| | Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Franco-era politician to seek another term |
| | Opposition parties seized on the news from the 81-year-old politician as evidence that the right-wing Popular Party he founded in 1977 cannot deliver the renewal promised by leader Mariano Rajoy after losing Spanish general elections in March and European Parliament elections in June. | | | MADRID, Spain --Manuel Fraga, former information minister under the late dictator Gen. Francisco Franco and the last politically active survivor of that regime, said Monday he wants to run for a fifth straight term as head of Spain's northwest Galicia region. |
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| | Socialists win Spain! Bush's man, Aznar, on the way out! : LA IMC |
| | MADRID : Spain's ruling conservatives were defeated on Sunday in general elections, as a heavy turnout of voters punished the government in the highly emotional aftermath of the Madrid train bombings in which 200 people were killed. | | | Interior Minister Angel Acebes said the opposition Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) had obtained 43.01 percent of the vote and won 164 seats in the 350-member Chamber of Deputies. | | | The elections came three days after a series of bomb blasts on four Madrid commuter trains, in which 1,500 people were wounded, provoked high emotions among many voters against the government. |
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| | This means that citizens vote for parties and not for individual candidates. | | | National Elections - Find the 2000 national election review posted here. | | | Voting - Foreigners wishing to vote in local (but not regional or national) elections need to prepare in advance in order to be admitted to the polls on election day. |
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| | EUROPA - IDABC - Internet voting to be tested and assessed during Spa |
| | Small-scale Internet voting trials will be conducted during the Spanish general elections on 14 March 2004. | | | All votes votes cast electronically during the general elections of 14 March will however have no legal validity. | | | Internet voting to be tested and assessed during Spanish general elections |
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| | Madrid Attacks Shake Up Spanish Elections |
| | in an attempt to influence the elections, it must know that this would favor a large majority for the PP in the general elections,” the economic daily Cinco Dias said. | | | Although campaigning was cut short out of respect for the victims, and three days of national mourning were declared, the elections are to go ahead as planned. | | | MADRID, 13 March 2004 — The bomb attacks in Madrid have raised the stakes for Spain’s ruling People’s Party which could suffer in elections due tomorrow if the blasts prove to be linked to its unpopular decision to back the US-led invasion of Iraq. |
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| | >>> AsiaNews.it <<< Al Qaeda influence on Spanish elections |
| | 77% of Spain’s eliglible voters turned-out for the elections. | | | The United Left came away with 5 %, the Catalan Regional Party 3 %, and the Republican Left of Catalonia 2.5%. | | | >>> AsiaNews.it <<< Al Qaeda influence on Spanish elections |
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| | United Press International - International(p) - Analysis: Spanish socialists plug change |
| | Zapatero has suggested the former prime minister should appear before a special commission looking into the March 11 attacks, which is deeply riven by partisan infighting. | | | As for Aznar, the man who vowed to retire from political life -- handpicking his successor, Mariano Rajoy, for the March 14 elections -- may not be out of the picture. | | | By June, all 1,300 Spanish troops were out of Iraq and -- in stark contrast to Aznar's close ties with U.S. President George W. Bush -- Zapatero has made clear his hopes that Bush's Democratic rival, John Kerry, wins presidential elections in November. |
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| | Minneapolis Elections & Voter Registration - Home Page |
| | Minneapolis Elections and Voter Registration - Home Page | | | Pre-registration for the General Election is now closed. | | | Vote by absentee ballot for the General Election in person or through the mail. |
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| | Christian News, Updated Daily - Christian Today > Spain's New Government to Legalise Gay Marriage |
| | President Bush, however, is backing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. | | | New Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero has said that he will legalise homosexual marriages and give equal rights to gay couples. | | | Zapatero and his Socialist party swept to a surprise victory in Spanish general elections last month three days after train bombs planted by terrorists killed 191 people. |
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| | Salon.com News Rebirth of a nation |
| | How will the new Supreme Court affect you? | | | Generalissimo Francisco Franco, victor in the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War (with a great deal of help from his allies Hitler and Mussolini), was a survivor. | | | Socialist Party candidate Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero won the Spanish general elections on March 14. |
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| | 2004 General Election Online Voters' Guide - English or Spanish | | | For questions to the Elections Division, please contact: |
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| | Drama: Federico García Lorca |
| | His political leanings throughout his life were liberal and reformist, but his early years were spent living under a Spanish dictatorship. | | | Lorca's reputation flourished after the end of World War II, but because Spain's Fascist government continued until Franco's death in 1975, Lorca's work could not be produced in his native country until the 1980s. | | | General elections ended Spain's monarchy and established the Second Spanish Republic in 1931, but Fascist leaders, notably Francisco Franco, began agitating for control. |
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| | Bush, who has counted Aznar as one of his closest allies in his unpopular war on | | | Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, who escaped an ETA attempt on his life in 1995, vowed: "We will not back down in the face of terrorist killings. | | | Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon issued a statement expressing his shock at the attack. |
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| | BBC NEWS World Europe Spain votes under a shadow |
| | Elections or no elections, the future will always be post-11 March not post-14 March. | | | Electrician Karim Al-Jadyan, 33, believes the bombing will affect the outcome of the elections, but could not predict whether PP would be defeated or gain a majority. | | | The new chapter that general elections are supposed to bring came three days early with the bomb attacks on commuter trains in Madrid. |
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| | The Daily Star: Internet Edition Tue. March 30, 2004 |
| | As the ensuing US Presidential election approaches fast, black clouds have started gathering in the political horizon of President Bush. | | | By now, almost everybody knows that the Spanish general elections were held on March 14, 2004. | | | How Spanish elections may influence future world events |
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| | Spanish officials said late in February that police had averted a bomb attack by ETA planned for the election campaign period. | | | Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said: "On behalf of the alliance, I condemn in the strongest possible terms this mindless act of cruelty and barbarism." | | | The explosions come only three days ahead of the election, when 34,5-million voters are expected to decide whether to keep ruling conservatives in power or hand a win to opposition Socialists. |
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