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Opposition party members chant campaign slogans in support of National Super Alliance Presidential candidate, Raila Odinga in Kibera, Nairobi. Kenya’s upcoming elections pinned current President Uhuru Kenyatta against his long-time rival Odinga, who has c

Photos: Kenyan elections are mostly smooth as both sides await the results

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The hotly contested Kenyan election came to a head Tuesday when voters went to the polls. Despite the violence in the run-up, so far the elections have been largely peaceful.

protest in Venezuela

Venezuela’s opposition is hurling boycotts, protests and strikes at the president right now

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Sanity checking last minute political ads

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Twenty six year-old Nidhi Misra voted for the first time. “I came out feeling very overwhelmed,” she says. “Overwhelmed with pride and with the realization that we are an effective democracy and the fact that we get to vote is a big deal. Because acros

Millions of Indians take to the polls in the biggest democratic election in the world

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N.J. county clerk confronts reality of putting on election, post-Sandy

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Some 750,000 Pennsylvania citizens may be barred from voting, under new law

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A voter ID bill passed out of the Pennsylvania legislature may keep as many as 750,000 lawful voters away from the polls because they lack the specific IDs required by the new law. The majority of those 750,000 are low-income voters and minorities.

Protesters question fairness of Putin’s electoral victory in Russia

Russians who stood united against Vladimir Putin awoke on Monday to their new political reality. Putin was re-elected. While thousands took to the streets to protest the election, they’re also realistic. Many are trying to answer the question, now what?

Absentee voting for soldiers

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Why the absentee voting system doesn’t well for members of the U.S. military and what might be done to fix it.

Trouble with voting machines

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Early voters in West Virginia and Florida find their votes are being mangled by voting machines.

Displaced New Jersey Voters Allowed to Vote by Fax, Email

Over the weekend, it was announced that any New Jersey voter displaced from their primary residence because of the storm will be considered an “overseas voter” and can apply for an absentee ballot by email or fax. This is how it works: If that application is approved by the county clerk, he or she then […]