Phones and cameras banned in Bulgarian polling booths
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Mobile phones and cameras will be banned from polling booths in Bulgaria's local elections on Sunday following reports of vote-buying scams.
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The widely publicized failure in Prince George's County to electronically transmit results from many polls after the Sept. 12 primary was compounded by a host of other errors, including failure to swiftly collect the data cards on which some votes are recorded and to properly secure voting machines.
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Ballot boxes from polling stations around Afghanistan were to be moved to counting centres a day after an historic presidential election which saw a massive turnout tainted by allegations of fraud and an opposition boycott.
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A Beijing city regulation clamping down on people who send text messages that "spread rumors" or "endanger public security" is a threat to freedom of expression, a watchdog group said Monday.
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A Florida law that bars exit polling near voting places violates the press' rights under the First Amendment, a lawsuit filed by The Associated Press and five television networks alleges.
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Before the election, the government mobilized groups of thugs to harass voters. On the day of the election, police prevented thousands of opposition activists from voting at all.
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Among the security concerns that have been raised is the possibility of someone being able to cast multiple ballots. Other concerns are about a sudden power outage and whether data would be lost in such a scenario.
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Politics: 26 November 2004, Friday. Interior Ministry's Secretary General Lieutenant Boyko Borissov expressed his support for a possible abolishment of the legal ban to use hidden cameras and microphones, ...
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States with restrictions or bans on recorded political phone calls:
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MOSCOW, Feb. 7 -- Russia's relations with international bodies that monitor democratic norms and human rights soured further Thursday when Europe's leading election watchdog organization confirmed that it would not monitor the upcoming presidential vote, citing "severe restrictions" on its planned...
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ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND - Poll observers in about 6 percent of Maryland's precincts recorded 201 problems with electronic voting machines during the Nov. 2 general election, according to a report released Tuesday by TrueVoteMD.org.
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Bulgarians go to the polls Sunday to pick their representatives in the country's 264 municipalities which millions of euros in EU funding are expected to flow in the next few years.
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Europe's election watchdog says Russia's curbs make it impossible for the body to monitor presidential polls.
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So many candidates are running in Bulgaria&#39;s local elections next month that ballots stretch to 2 metres (6-1/2 ft) and won&#39;t fit into the country&#39;s largest envelopes.
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Political polling outfits exclude cell phone users from this year's presidential surveys. But a new survey indicates that mobile phone users are a distinct voting group whose ballot preferences might not be reflected in traditional polls. By Elisa Batista.
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So many candidates are running in  Bulgaria&#39;s local elections next month that ballots stretch to 2  meters (6-1/2 ft) and won&#39;t fit into the country&#39;s largest  envelopes.
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A senior market regulator said yesterday that Beijing law enforcement bodies have banned brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Prada, Givenchy, Fendi and some 20 others from being sold at marketplaces around the city.