He also used the newspaper comment piece to call for the establishment of a Committee on Electoral Reform, made up of 100 citizens, to consult on a new electoral system and take its proposals to a referendum.
They propose a smaller parliament and civil service, a new electoral law, a better system of tax collection and measures to stimulate the economy.
Both campaigns know that just a single electoral vote could play a decisive role in what's expected to be a historically close race, and that makes what happens in the event of an Electoral College tie all the more intriguing.
To make matters worse, there is a suspicion that electoral politics played a part.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has called the Venezuelan electoral technology a model for other democracies.
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Abdullah has called for the resignations of top election officials and politicians to avert electoral fraud a second time around.
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Under the state's electoral law a recount is mandatory if the results of the two candidates differ by 0.5% or less.
But Bush has no plans to make electoral reform a signature issue on par with education reform or tax cuts, a White House official said.
The yield on Italian 10-year bonds jumped dramatically in the aftermath of an electoral stalemate a few weeks ago, approaching the psychologically challenging 5% mark, but have since retracted.
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If Sir James's Referendum Party achieves nothing else in this election, it could at least challenge the current arrangements enough to make an electoral commission a necessity next time.
Within the first term of this government there will be devolution to Scotland and Wales, an elected mayor in London, the removal of the voting powers of hereditary peers, the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law, a promised referendum on electoral reform and a process of devolution to English regions.
However, Morales from the beginning tried to impose a project while ignoring an electoral minority with a real power on the ground.
We have a different electoral system, we have a different political system, we have a different demographic, we have less money.
The opposition parties are aiming for a workable electoral alliance to give them a chance against Dr Mahathir's formidable vote-winning machinery.
That should reassure foreign moneymen in a pre-electoral year, but a deal could also limit Mr Fujimori's ability to spend in the run-up to the elections.
For some, that seemed to leave the door open for the mission to push for a fresh election under a new electoral authority, perhaps after a year or two.
Mr Haider had long been facing growing unrest from the Freedom Party's nationalist wing, as supporters blamed him for a string of electoral defeats and urged a return to his old populism.
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"Our objective will be to arrive at a broad overview of the democratic environment and the electoral process as a whole, rather than the outcome, " he told a news conference.
Will either organization feel the need to distance itself from Welch should it turn out that he accused a presidential administration of committing what amounts to major electoral fraud without a shred of evidence?
Taking a look at the Electoral College map: a McCain-Pawlenty team would make the Midwest more competitive.
He should urge the creation of a new electoral system that would bring about a more bipolar parliament, less in hock to the whims of small parties.
The bill would take effect when enacted by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes enough electoral votes to elect a President (270 of 538).
The president secured a smashing electoral mandate on the basis of a campaign waged explicitly at every whistle stop and in every endorsement address as a referendum on his stewardship of the war on terror.
It was called to protest at the conduct of parliamentary elections on 4 December, which were seen as a test of the electoral system ahead of a presidential election in March that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is contesting.
Mr Chirac may be a male chauvinist at heart, but he can see the electoral advantages of a female mayor for Paris.
After the longest and costliest election in U.S. history, Barack Obama won a landslide, defeating his Republican opponent, John McCain, in the Electoral College by a ratio of two-to-one.
Having won a great electoral victory, the new president promised a quick about-face.
This spectacular success, combined with Thatcher's revival of the U.K. economy, enabled her to win a resounding electoral victory in 1983, followed by a third term in 1987.
They depended on a set of circumstances a large majority of Democrats, a charismatic President with an electoral mandate, and a national crisis that will not last long or be repeated anytime soon.
Mr. Gandhi's address came only a few days after the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party elevated Mr. Modi to its electoral board, a move viewed as further evidence that he is likely to lead the BJP into elections.
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