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Election Delayed, Emergency State to Be Lifted (Dec. 15, 2008) by Shameema Rahman
The Interim Government of Bangladesh has announced a new date for the parliamentary election in Bangladesh, shifting it from December 18 to December 29, 2008. The ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Code of Conduct for Parliamentary Elections (Oct. 10, 2008) by Shameema Rahman
December 18, 2008, has been declared the date for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. However, under the new Code of Conduct for Parliamentary Elections of 2008, the ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Election Law Changed (Jul. 02, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On June 3, 2008, amendments to the Electoral Code of Azerbaijan were passed by the nation's legislature. The amendments, which were proposed by the Azerbaijani presidential ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Azerbaijan
Parliament Passes Law on Elections (Jul. 02, 2008) by Constance Johnson
On July 1, 2008, Sudan's National Assembly passed a draft law on general elections. The bill had been recommended by the Committee on Legislation and Justice. ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Sudan
Election Law Reform Proposed (Jul. 02, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On June 17, 2008, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov submitted to the Parliament a set of bills that would amend the existing election system and initiate political ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Bulgaria
Opposition Leader Al-Turabi Arrested (Jun. 02, 2008) by Issam Saliba
On May 12, 2008, Sudanese security forces arrested the leader of the People's Congress opposition party, Hassan al-Turabi, along with ten of his senior assistants. Mahjoub ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Sudan
Political Associations (May. 02, 2008) by Issam Saliba
On April 16, 2008, the Jordanian Ministry of the Interior declared that only 14 political parties have met the conditions imposed by Law No. 19 of ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Jordan
Electoral Propaganda Restricted (May. 02, 2008) by Eduardo Soares
The Brazilian Superior Electoral Tribunal (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral - TSE) will soon vote on an opinion (parecer técnico) in response to a consultation formulated by Federal ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Proposal to Amend Referendum Law (Apr. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 10, 2008, Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior made public proposed amendments to the 2003 Referendum Act that would lower the bar for initiating and ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Presidential Decree on Police at the Polls Challenged in Court (Apr. 02, 2008) by Hanibal Goitom
An opposition party in Zimbabwe is challenging a presidential decree that allows police presence in polling stations. The decree was issued two months after an electoral ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Zimbabwe
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Photo ID Voting Requirement (Apr. 02, 2008) by Luis Acosta
On April 28, the Supreme Court ruled that an Indiana election law requiring voters to present a government issued photo identification card is not unconstitutional on ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: United States
Government Financing of Election Propaganda (Apr. 02, 2008) by Ruth Levush
On March 10, 2008, the Knesset (Parliament) passed the Election (Means of Propaganda) (Amendment No. 24) Law, 5768-2008. The amendment shortens by a third the duration ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Israel
Raúl Castro Elected New President (Mar. 02, 2008) by Gustavo Guerra
On February 24, 2008, the National Assembly of People's Power elected Raúl Castro, Fidel Castro's younger brother, as President of Cuba. In his inaugural speech, Raúl ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Cuba
Pilot E-Voting System (Mar. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
In October 2008, Finland will pilot a new electronic voting system, based on the "Direct Recording Electronic" system of TietoEnator Finland, an information technology services company, ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Finland
Muslim Brotherhood Members Arrested (Mar. 02, 2008) by Issam Saliba
On February 17, 2008, the Egyptian security forces conducted a wave of arrests against officials of the Muslim Brotherhood group. The round of arrests, the second ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Egypt
New Electoral Code (Mar. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
The Mexican Government officially published a new federal electoral law on January 14, 2008. The Federal Code of Electoral Institutions and Procedures (COFIPE) supersedes the Code ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Ordinance to Create an Independent Election Commission (Feb. 02, 2008) by Shameema Rahman
The Advisory Council of Bangladesh Government has approved the Election Commission Secretariat Ordinance 2008. The ordinance is designed to ensure the independence of the ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Reform to End Political Instability (Feb. 02, 2008) by Nicole Atwill
Since the election of its local assembly in May 2004, French Polynesia has been in a state of chronic political instability. Five presidents have come and ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Polynesia (French)
Presidential Elections Act Approved (Feb. 02, 2008) by Peter Roudik
On December 27, 2007, the Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro approved a new law on presidential elections. The law provides for direct popular elections of ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: Montenegro
Decision Postpones Universal Suffrage in Hong Kong Again (Jan. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
While some news sources contend that Beijing's "nod to universal suffrage in 2017" is "a significant attempt to end the decades-long row over the pace of ...
Topic: Elections and Politics
Jurisdiction: China
Last updated: 12/15/2008