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Topic: 1990 elections

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		Whether the district court erred in permitting elections to be conducted and the winners of those elections to be provisionally instated in office under changes in election procedure to which the Attorney General had objected under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. 1973c.
		Because elections for the seats involved in the Section 2 case were now -- for the first time -- likely to be scheduled, appellants asked the three-judge district court on October 1, 1990, to enjoin unprecleared elections in districts subject to the Section 2 injunction.
		Since the State's letter submitting the special election is not in the record, the district court apparently reached that conclusion without attmepting to determine whether the State had unambiguously submitted the change to be voted on at the election (see 28 C.F.R. 51.22), as well as the holding of the election itself.
	www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1990/sg900308.txt (7872 words)

	Elections: Latin American Studies: Collections: SSHL
		These included the election of governors, recall votes, a national electoral district for the upper house of Congress, clear rights for the opposition, a ‘programmatic vote,’ and a separate electoral board to supervise all elections…Under the constitution of 1886 all governors were named by the president" (page 166).
		The indifference of the electorate was blamed partly on the apathy produced by this being the fourth election in 18 months, by the confusing number of different party slates and by the lack of concrete proposal and programmes from the candidates.
		The elections were held to appoint 32 departmental governors and deputies to the departmental assemblies, as well as mayors and municipal councillors.
	sshl.ucsd.edu /collections/las/colombia/1990.html (11484 words)

	Elections: Latin American Studies: Collections: SSHL
		Chronicle of parliamentary elections and developments 24 1990: For the May 16, 1990 elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate gives the characteristics of parliament, the electoral system, the background and outcome of the elections, and the number of registered electors and percent who voted (pages 67-68).
		1990 elections in the Dominican Republic: report of an observer delegation 1990: "The May 16 presidential election in the Dominican Republic was the closest and among the most disputed in the country's history.
		Wiarda 1992: "The election of 1990 was held under intense international scrutiny as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter led a delegation of observers to the Dominican Republic…After a series of recounts, Balaguer was declared the victor by a 20,000-vote margin.
	sshl.ucsd.edu /collections/las/dominicanrepublic/1990.html (5621 words)

	Three multi-party elections of 1990 October 28, 1992 October 11 and 1995 November 5 has already created a certain ...
		Elections of Georgian parliament of October 31, 1999 similar to elections of Georgian parliament of November 5, 1995 are regulated by Georgian constitution adopted in 1995 and the law of Georgia on the Parliamentary Elections adopted the same year.
		Elections of Georgian parliament of October 31, 1999 similar to elections of Georgian parliament of November 5, 1995 is held on the whole territory of Georgia except Abkhazia and 8 election districts, Tskhinvali and Java election districts.
		CEC adopted the decree - monitoring of elections should be done by non-government organizations, that: a) are established before January 1 1998, b) monitoring of election process is regarded as one of their goals in their regulation and c) do not represent interests of any party candidate.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/election/georgia/geoverview.html (1321 words)

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		The elections were held in a political vacuum without any previously agreed process which would lead to the transfer of power, or even a general understanding of how best to proceed.
		In terms of freedom of speech, publication and association in the run-up to the elections, the description of “free and fair” is wide of the mark, though like the elections which the caretaker military regime organised in 1960, the actual voting arrangements on the day were conducted without pressures or intimidation.
		In assessing the importance of the 1990 elections, it is clear that they were doomed to failure when it became apparent that the SLORC did not want to discuss with the main political parties a detailed process for moving to multi-party political rule.
	www.ibiblio.org /obl/docs/DT-Elections.html (7673 words)

	Polish presidential election, 1990 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Presidential elections were held in Poland on Sunday November 25 (first round), and Sunday December 9, 1990 (second round).
		These were the first direct presidential elections in the history of Poland.
		Before World War 2 president was elected by Sejm, and after WW2 this office was abolished in 1952.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polish_presidential_election,_1990 (253 words)

	Deterring Democracy: Chapter 9 [7/7]
		The elections of 1990 in Nicaragua were an event of considerable significance.
		The official fable here is that the totalitarian Sandinistas agreed to a 1990 election only because of the steadfastness of the U.S. and the contras.
		Bush will "consider an election fair" when his candidates win, even if their victory is based on wholesale terror and intimidation, as in El Salvador; otherwise, it is illegitimate.
	www.zmag.org /chomsky/dd/dd-c09-s07.html (963 words)

	SSHL: Latin American Election Statistics: Mexico: Elections and events 1990-1991 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Keesing’s record of world events November 1990: "The results of the [November 11] state and local elections in...Hidalgo were not due for official release until Dec. 2, but preliminary results indicated that the PRI had won 81 out of the 84 municipalities" (page 37849).
		Barrera Ambriz 1995: Municipal elections are held in Hidalgo in November of 1990.
		The 1994 Mexican election: a question of credibility 1994: "(I)n the State of Mexico in November, 1990..., a state that Cárdenas carried just two years earlier with over 50% of the vote to Salinas’ 30%, the PRI won with a clean sweep of all 34 legislative districts and 117 of 121 municipalities.
	dodgson.ucsd.edu /las/mexico/1990mex.html (3755 words)

	No. 90-59 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On 20 May 1990, 14.6 million of the over 17 million registered voters in Romania voted in national elections.
		The fact that the Securitate is widely believed still to be operating, combined with the systematic pre-election violence and the tradition of rigged Romanian elections, evidently gave rise to a climate of fear whose impact on the balloting was, while difficult to quantify, nonetheless quite palpable.
		In a belated protest against the unfairness of the campaign, the Bush Administration withdrew its Ambassador prior to the election and publicly criticized the Front on 10 May 1990.
	www.security-policy.org /papers/1990/90-59.html (1009 words)

	AllRefer.com - Moldova - The 1990 Elections \| Moldovan Information Resource
		In 1990 the republic was divided by the secession of separatist regions and by the outbreak of widespread fighting in Transnistria.
		Just as important in determining the outcome of the election as bureaucratic resistance, however, was the Popular Front's organizational weakness in many localities outside the capital, especially in comparison with the local strength of the CPM's rural party apparatus.
		The second round of elections, held on March 10, 1990, filled the bulk of positions in the republic's Supreme Soviet and had a decisive impact on the country's political life.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/moldova/moldova52.html (888 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 1994 polls were the first (and to be the last) for the governor of Taiwan province, as well as marking the resumption of direct elections for the mayors of Taipei, the capital city, and Kaohsiung, the southern port.
		In light of the recently concluded December 5, 1998, elections (not covered in the present volume), this warning is prescient.
		Thus, free elections were inscribed in the Constitution (although these were limited to local offices for some three decades after 1949), so President Lee could stand on party tradition when maneuvering for expansion of electoral process to all national offices in the 1990s.
	www.taipei.org /teco/cicc/journal/es0299.htm (2355 words)

	World History 1990- 1991
		The election made Yeltsin the highest official directly elected by the Russian people and, thus, placed him on an equal status with Gorbachev, who had never been elected.
		The day-to-day administration of the country was to be taken over by the UN until free elections could be held.
		The first free elections since the government of Taiwan was established were held.
	www.multied.com /dates/1990.html (965 words)

	The Decline of the Democratic Ideal
		In short, the winner of the elections was George Bush and the Democrat-Republican coalition that waged ten years of economic and military aggression, leaving a hungry and distraught people who voted for relief from terror and misery.
		Three crucial doctrines are presupposed: (1) the elections under Somoza were free; (2) there was no free election in 1984; (3) the 1990 election was free and uncoerced.
		Several features of the election coverage are particularly striking: the extraordinary uniformity; the hatred and contempt for democracy revealed with such stark clarity across the political spectrum; and the utter incapacity to perceive these simple facts.
	www.zmag.org /chomsky/articles/z9005-decline-demo.html (7716 words)

	Politics Money Trail Corporate Investments in U.S. Elections Since 1990
		Whateaver else happens in the 2000 elections, one thing seems certain: campaign finance records will be shattered.
		The major shift to the Republicans followed dhe 1994 elections, in which the Republicans took control of both houses of Congress.
		Corporate contributions in the 2000 elections are already about 50 percent higher than in the 1992 presidential election year-and there is still plenty of time to go this year.
	www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Political_Corruption/Money_Trail.html (801 words)

	1990 Elections - Bulgaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Within 95 days of passage of the Election Act on March 12, 1990, an electoral structure was established, election commissions were formed, registration and voting procedures were designed, and the first competitive election since before World War II was conducted.
		The election observer team, in addition to working nationwide to document implementation of the law and avert incidents of fraud by its very presence, was provided access to the CEC computer center, to observe tabulation of official election results.
		To rebuild voter confidence in the coming months, and to provide an even stronger foundation for local and national elections in the future, it is important for the new Grand National Assembly and the political parties to make improving the electoral system a priority of the new government.
	www.ifes.org /reg_activities/reports/execsum/bulg90.htm (791 words)

	The Cold War Museum - Reunification of Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In East Germany, conservative parties supporting reunification won the elections, and the new government and the force of events proceeded to dismantle the state.
		Economic union with the West occurred in July, and on Oct. 3, 1990, political reunification took place under what had been the West German constitution.
		In new national elections (Dec. 1990), the conservative coalition headed by Kohl retained power.
	www.coldwar.org /articles/90s/reunification_of_germany.php3 (134 words)

	Elections 1990 - Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This was the result of the Romanian Government's decision, soon after the announcement of the May election, to open the process to international observers.
		Specifically, the delegation was concerned with 1) flaws in election day procedures, 2) a lack of understanding and appreciation of the electoral process among the electorate and 3) the violent character of the campaign period.
		The combination of this lack of voter education with severely limited space and inadequately staffed polls resulted in an unbearably slow election: it was typical for voters to wait up to three hours in line to cast their ballots.
	www.ifes.org /reg_activities/reports/execsum/rom90.htm (561 words)

	A B S D O - Melbourne - Statement on 12th Anniversary of May 27 1990 Elections
		And most importantly, she says she is still standing on the same vital and most important platform; recognition of the results of the May 27, 1990, elections and implementation of the mandate given to the
		CRPP by the people's representatives to convene a parliament participated by the elected representatives of the May 27, 1990, elections.
		The truth is that, the evil regime in Rangoon has no mind to restore genuine freedom and democracy in Burma, as evidenced by its betrayal on the people of Burma after the May 27, 1990, elections.
	members.tripod.com /~thadoe_aung/melbourne/mr_270502.html (1426 words)

	Online Burma Library > Main Library > Politics and Government > Elections (Burma) > The 1990 Elections in ...
		The 1989 Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law (called the Election Law), under which the 1990 elections were conducted, also provides that the duty of representatives elected in accordance with the Election Law is to form the Pyithu Hluttaw (Section 3).
		The ruling military junta, the people of Burma and the international community acknowledged without qualification that the May 1990 general election was free, fair and lawful.
		This is a 300-page collection of documents related to the 1990 elections.
	www.ibiblio.org /obl/show.php?cat=1350&lo=&sl=1 (581 words)

	Film Details : Video and Film Lending Library : Resources : AFSC
		Seeks to analyze the U.S. mainstream media's coverage of the upset of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua's February, 1990, elections by following reporters of three U.S. news organizations as they put together their reports on the elections.
		This presentation is, however, somewhat confusing and also diluted by the attempt to introduce several other themes related to the elections.
		Invaluable section shows how the U.S. media helped Reagan prevent reporting of the Sandinista victory in Nicaragua's first free elections in 1984 by focusing on a deliberate hoax - that Nicaragua had obtained Soviet MIG's - and thus creating the false impression that the 1990 elections were the first.
	www.afsc.org /newengland/bigcat/ttl.php?FID=597 (171 words)

	Recognizing the Results of the 1990 Elections - Speak out what's on your mind!
		The consociation government will serve not only as a creative mean to recognize the 1990 elections results almost fully, even if not fully, but also serve as a significant diplomatic and international advantage for Burma.
		The elections and campaigns will most likely need one year so as to give the candidates enough time and to ensure the free and fair elections.
		As long as it is functional, efficient, proportional and as envy-free as humanly possible, a consociation government will bring a good ending to the 15-years-long political deadlock in Burma, creating enormous and unnecessary socio-economics hardships to her people and political predicament to her neighboring countries.
	www.asiaobserver.com /ubb/Forum10/HTML/000894.html (5077 words)

	Parties and Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In former times Communist countries produced totally predictable elections with up to 99.94 percent of the vote being counted for official candidates.
		Since 1990 elections have become competitive; see Elections in Central and Eastern Europe and How Russia Votes.
		SPP 384 NEW RUSSIA BAROMETER XII: THE DUMA ELECTION.
	www.cspp.strath.ac.uk /catalog7_0.html (678 words)

	Center for Voting and Democracy
		In recent years, several gubernatorial candidates have avoided plurality wins through runoff elections, in which the top two contenders run against each other in a second round in order to determine the majority winner.
		This was also the case in Arizona in the 1990-91 general election that Fife Symington won.
		Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is an alternative system that requires a candidate to win by a majority vote while avoiding additional elections, which may be perceived as wasteful by voters.
	www.fairvote.org /plurality/governorsrunoffs.htm (275 words)

	AFSCME Resolution: PEOPLE goal for 1990 elections
		A sensitive and cooperative relationship between the Congress and the White House is essential in order for public employees in general, and AFSCME members in particular, to perform their duties where they work and have decent communities in which to live; and
		Thirty-three incumbent U.S. Senators (17 Republicans and 16 Democrats) and all 435 states in the House of Representatives will be up for re-election in 1990.
		That AFSCME members through their PEOPLE Program will continue their excellent political and fundraising work in order to support our friends and defeat our enemies by striving toward a PEOPLE fundraising goal of at least $1.25 per member per year for the 1990 elections.
	www.afscme.org /about/resolute/1988/r28-030.htm (146 words)

	How the U.S. Purchased the 1990 Nicaragua Elections
		But the level of funding for creating and sustaining the opposition parties in Nicaragua in preparation for its February 1990 elections perhaps exceeded all prior experiences of electoral intervention.
		This policy change was motivated primarily to preempt further U.S. accusations of unfairness in the Nicaraguan election campaign, hoping to remove all possible justifications for continuation of hostile U.S. intervention.
		On January 1, 1990, just seven weeks before the elections, the Contras ambushed a vehicle in the Rosita mining region, killing two nuns, one a U.S. citizen, Sister Maureen Connelly from Wisconsin.
	www.brianwillson.com /awolnicelection.html (2444 words)

	SSHL: Latin American Election Statistics: Dominican Republic : Elections and events 1990-1994 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Political movements opposed to this authoritarian structure have long existed in the Dominican Republic, and over the last two decades, Dominicans have particularly resented the impoverishing effects of the state's brutal, self-interested incompetence.
		"The factional struggle between Majluta and PeZa Gómez between 1986 and 1990 ended in a formal party split, with PeZa Gómez successfully retaining the party name and symbols.
		Hartlyn 1998: "The apparent fraud in the 1994 elections, in which Balaguer ostensibly defeated PeZa Gómez by an even narrower margin than he had Bosch in 1990, generated a strong counterreaction by the U.S. government, organized business, parts of the church, and numerous other actors" (page 211).
	dodgson.ucsd.edu /las/dominican/1990dom.htm (5656 words)

	OAS Electoral Observation Missions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		NDI Publication: "The 1990 General Elections in Haiti"
		Regional Elections in Autonomous Regions of the Atlantic Coast,
		Towards the end of the elections many complaints were issued.
	www.upd.oas.org /EOM/EOMs90-01spanish.doc (295 words)

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