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	Encyclopedia: British elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office.
		Labour pledged in its manifesto for the 1997 general election to set up a commission on alternatives to the first-past-the-post system for general elections and hold a referendum in the future on whether to change the system.
		After Labour's poor performance in the PR elections in the devolved assemblies - failure to win an outright majority in the proportional hybrid AMS elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly, the case for reform within the Labour party was further diminished.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/British-elections (2556 words)

	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan: Abstaining the Feb. 1997 Elections
		Discrepancies were grossly ignored during the elections and the new National Assembly formed on the basis of these elections, proved in no way, different from the previous one.
		Four elections have been held during the past ten years but each assembly was dissolved before it could complete its term.
		The decision of not taking part in the elections, was a means of promoting democratic values and an effort to bring a competent and pious leadership to the forefront through clean and meaningful elections.
	www.jamaat.org /issues/elections97.html (1588 words)

	Los Angeles City Ethics Commission - Campaign Contributions in City Campaigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During the 1993 and 1997 elections, the firm gave a total of $6,500 in contributions to City candidates while its employees gave $36,500.
		While 61 percent of the entity's contributions were made in the 1993 election, 57 percent of its employee contributions were made in the 1997 election cycle.
		During the 1993 and 1997 election cycles combined, the firm gave $10,500 in contributions to City candidates, while its employees gave a total of $26,200.
	ethics.lacity.org /Reports/campaign3.cfm (1482 words)

	Asia Society: Publications - The 1997 Korean Elections
		At this point, the election is shaping up to be a three-way race, in which case yet another phase in the 1997 elections may open.
		Although local elections may be more illustrative of the democratic process, for it is that level at which citizens are in intimate contact with their government and gauge its effectiveness, presidential elections command more attention because of the nature of Korean political culture.
		The 1992 election, the financing of which has not yet been explained and which brought Kim Young Sam to power, was a fair election that saw the first return to true civilian control in over 30 years; it was not a military regime in mufti.
	www.asiasociety.org /publications/update_elections.html (17833 words)

	'Women candidates' vote share increases to 3% in 1997 elections' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The number of votes that went to women candidates in Amman's Third District rose from 5.77 per cent in the 1993 elections to 24.89 per cent in the 1997 elections, according to the study.
		It also found that personal visits by women candidates and elections seminars were the most effective means of gaining public support.
		It added that the 19-24 age group had the lowest turnout (between 14.9 and 26.8 per cent) of all age groups casting ballots, meaning that the elections did not appeal to this category.
	www.jordanembassyus.org /071598005.htm (254 words)

	Middle East Report 209: Algeria's Contested Elections, Hugh Roberts
		In contrast to the ideological judgements of outsiders, a quite different comment on the outcome of the June 1997 elections was made to me by an Algerian academic in the immediate aftermath of the poll: "whether these elections have been democratic or not is your affair.
		These hypotheses also apply to the municipal and regional elections of October 23, 1997, except that on this occasion the rigging went much further, because the results to be secured were less plausible than in June.
		On the contrary, the evidence of the 1997 elections suggests that the results of the electors' choices have to be "corrected" in the most systematic way to make them correspond to the backroom bargains struck by the various factions within the regime and so preserve the complex internal equilibria on which the regime rests.
	www.merip.org /mer/mer209/algelec.htm (2468 words)

	Elections Canada On-Line \| Media
		Elections Canada is facilitating the dissemination and distribution of information materials in response to a request from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe/Out of Country Voting Office (OSCE/OCV).
		If an elector was registered to vote in the 1997 elections, he or she should have received in the mail a registration form that must be completed and returned to the OSCE in Vienna to be eligible to vote by mail.
		Electors who were not registered for the 1997 elections, or who have not received a personalized registration form, are advised to call the hotline established at Elections Canada Headquarters in Ottawa without delay to obtain a registration form.
	www.elections.ca /content.asp?section=med&document=may2998&dir=pre&lang=e (348 words)

	Gubernatorial Elections 1787-1997:1568023960:Congressional Quarterly Inc:eCampus.com
		Gubernatorial Elections 1787-1997 is a unique collection of state-by-state election data for every gubernatorial race in the history of the nation.
		General election returns (including special elections) and percentages of the vote received are provided for every state election from 1787 to 1997.
		All general election and primary candidates receiving at least 5 percent of the total vote have been included.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=1568023960 (150 words)

	Elections BC - Contacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Elections BC is taking another step towards ensuring the currency and accuracy of the provincial Voters List by conducting a mail campaign to purge the Voters List of inactive records.
		Elections BC will be mailing a package to those voters whose record indicates that they have not voted in the last two elections for which they were registered and whose voter record does not indicate any activity (address changes or confirmations) since the 1996 provincial general election.
		In September 1997 Elections BC and Elections Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding forming a general agreement on exchange and sharing of data, expertise and technology.
	www.elections.bc.ca /newsrel/n_980428.html (360 words)

	SSHL: Latin American Election Statistics: Mexico: Elections and events 1996-1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Elections in the Distrito Federal are for mayor and 40 assemblymen (by direct vote) and 26 assemblymen (by proportional representation).
		Grayson 1997: The July 6, 1997 election in Colima is for governor, 12 deputies (by direct vote), 8 deputies (by proportional representation), and 10 mayors (page 7).
		Grayson 1997: The November [should be October] 1997 election in Tabasco is for 17 deputies (by direct vote), 12 deputies (by proportional representation), and 17 mayors (page 9).
	dodgson.ucsd.edu /las/mexico/1996mex.html (2263 words)

	GenderGap - Elections - Who's running? Who supports them? Who's in the next Congress? Who's in trouble? What are the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		But Election 2000 in which Al Gore (D) received 539,897 more votes than George W. Bush (R) but lost the electoral vote 271-266 after a controversial 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, has ignited public debate about the Electoral College and led to widespread demands for improvements in the mechanics of our voting system.
		In the non-presidential elections of 1998 the level of voter turnout was the lowest it had been since 1942 when millions of eligible voters were fighting overseas.
		The election was the 4th time since 1984 that the actual number of voters decreased despite increases in both the population and the number of registered voters.
	www.gendergap.com /elections.htm (667 words)

	Indonesia: No room for dissent - the 1997 parliamentary elections: media briefing parts 1 and 2
		Amnesty International is concerned that the election process could be used as a pretext for human rights violations, such as the use of excessive force and repression of peaceful critics.
		As in previous elections, Indonesians suspected of being former members and supporters of the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) were screened prior to the election to determine their eligibility to vote.
		In the run-up to the May 1997 elections both domestic and foreign observers have been warned by the authorities not to interfere in the election process and are restricted from entering the area around polling booths, from interviewing voters and scrutinising election documents.
	www.amnestyusa.org /countries/indonesia/document.do?id=F15F57F84EC0D7D4802569A500717CEA (5309 words)

	Rockville City Elections - 1997 - Election Analysis
		The exceptionally high ratio of absentee ballots to regular polling place ballots in 1995 indicates that participation in the election was reduced because of the rain.
		If 1995 election day weather had been as nice as 1997 the comparison of 1997 to 1995 would show a relative decline in voter participation of (6052-5122)/6052=15%, not an increase.
		Rose Krasnow did better in 1997 than in 1995 despite or perhaps because she had opposition in 1997.
	www.rocknet.org /Government/election97/el97anal.html (2189 words)

	British-Yemeni Society: The 1997 elections
		The Joint International Observer Group in Yemen, representing 13 countries and the European Commission, found that on balance, considering all the circumstances, the elections were "reasonably free and fair".
		For many Yemenis proper conduct of the electoral process was more important than the outcome itself: the ability to do it by the rule-book is a prerequisite for building a modern state.
		Following criticisms of the 1993 election, procedures this time were much improved, especially in the use of party symbols to help illiterate voters.
	www.al-bab.com /bys/articles/elections.htm (390 words)

	UNOMIL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Under the Special Electoral Law for the 1997 Liberian democratic elections, from which the Independent Elections Commission (IECOM) derives its mandate and authority, IECOM is granted the power and responsibility for administering and conducting the elections, as well as formulating and enforcing guidelines which control the conduct of the electoral process.
		To observe and verify the election process, in consultation with the Organization of African Unity and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), including the legislative and presidential elections to be held in accordance with provisions of the peace agreements.
		These medium-term observer teams have followed the voter registration process and are observing the political campaign and preparations for elections being undertaken by the electoral authorities in the field.
	www.un.org /Depts/dpko/dpko/co_mission/unomilBOE.htm (838 words)

	PAPUA NEW GUINEA (National Parliament)
		Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
		Following the previous (June 1992) general elections, Prime Minister Paias Wingti resigned and was succeeded in August 1994 by Sir Julius Chan, who announced on taking office that this administration's priorities would include more stringent controls on government expenditure and a reduction in the country's consistently large budget deficit.
		The 1997 general elections came at a time of crisis involving a military mutiny, riots, uproar over corruption in official circles and a separatist insurgency on the island of Bougainville.
	www.appf.org.pe /members/017abou3.htm (5949 words)

	United Kingdom Parliamentary Byelection results 1997-2001
		Campion sought election as the candidate of the ‘Social Foundation Party’ which he had formed, and which was allied to a pressure group called the Cheltenham Group of which he was the Director.
		Contested West Hertfordshire in the 1992 general election, Hertfordshire in the 1994 European Parliamentary elections, and Beckenham at the 1997 election.
		Contested Eastbourne in the 1990 byelection, West Hertfordshire in the 1992 general election, Hertfordshire in the 1994 European Parliamentary elections, Beckenham at the 1997 election, and the Uxbridge byelection in July 1997.
	www.election.demon.co.uk /by1997.html (6118 words)

	americas.org - Elections To Be Postponed? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Courts are still hearing testimony on a PNC petition challenging 1997 election results on grounds of massive fraud and administrative mismanagement.
		The PPP is the party of Indo-Guyanese while the opposition People’s National Congress (PNC), which lost the 1997 elections, is supported almost entirely by the fls.
		Worried that Guyana was heading toward a repeat of the devastating race riots of the 1960s, Caribbean Community leaders intervened directly in the country’s politics after the 1997 elections and persuaded the triumphant People’s Progressive Party (PPP) to reduce its five-year term to three.
	www.americas.org /item_9439 (337 words)

	S/R 15: The 1997 Elections in Mexico and the Rise of the Greens
		The July 6, 1997 elections in Mexico were touted in the US press as a loss by the long-ruling PRI to Cárdenas and the left-leaning PRD.
		Held during the middle of a six-year presidential term, the 1997 elections selected all 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies, 32 of 128 Senators, governors of seven states (including Mexico City), and many state assemblies and local governments.
		During a period of three weeks prior to the election, two PVEM members were murdered: Delfino Martínez in the State of Guerrero and Nemeslo Padilla in the State of Mexico.
	www.greens.org /s-r/15/15-04.html (2397 words)

	Another hit- from Guyana: Land of Six Peoples
		He was the first witness to testify on behalf of Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Stanley Singh, one of the respondents in the elections petition now being heard by Justice Claudette Singh.
		She is seeking to invalidate the outcome of the 1997 polls on the ground that the process was so flawed it cannot be said to accurately reflect the will of the electorate.
		Singh recalled that, for the purposes of appointing election officials, unique training and evaluation was done and every prospective functionary sat a written examination which was evaluated.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news/nc906036.htm (894 words)

	Russian Regional Leaders Elections: 1997
		The general regional elections, that started in September 1996, were almost completed till the end of March 1997.
		Early elections in Nizhegorodskaya and Irkutskaya oblasts were held in the summer (after resignation of governors).
		Early (half year before term) elections in Orlovskaya oblast and Komi Republic are being held in October and November.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/2568/e_rre97t.html (850 words)

	Elections of the President of the Republic of Lithuania '97
		Elections of the President of the Republic of Lithuania '97
		Candidates During the Elections of the President of the Republic
		Documents adopted by the Central Electoral Committee (as of 17 September 1997)
	rc.lrs.lt /rinkimai/pr97/indexa.htm (133 words)

	Voter Registration Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Uganda: Long-Term Observation of 1996 Presidential and Legislative Elections.
		Haiti: Pre-Electoral Assessment of the June 25, 1995, Legislative and Municipal Elections.
		Technical Election Assessment and Observation of the Mid-Term Parliamentary Election of the Kingdom of Nepal.
	www.aceproject.org /main/english/vr/vrz_002.htm (1075 words)

	Elections and Electoral Systems by Country
		The Center for Voting and Democracy is dedicated to fair elections where every vote counts and all voters are represented.
		Adam Carr's Electoral Archive has complete (ie, seat by seat) federal elections statistics from 1901 (federation) to the present, and statistics for all Australian state elections since 1990.
		National Electoral Committee has information in English on the Parliamentary Elections of 1995 and 1999, and the local elections of 1996, plus an overview of elections from 1989-1996.
	www.psr.keele.ac.uk /election.htm (1455 words)

	GUYANA'S CHOICE -- The 1997 General Elections
		Guyana's brand new democracy will be at work in 1997 as Guyanese go to the polls at the end of that year.
		Janet Jagan, one of the original founders of the PPP and also wife of the late party leader, was chosen as the PPP/Civic's Presidential Candidate.
		The GGG currently controls the Georgetown Town Council and will be contesting national elections for the first time in 1997.
	www.guyana.org /Elections/elections.htm (365 words)

	Voting Line Open For 1997 National Elections
		These candidates are seeking election to the positions (2) of General Director.
		Elections will take place using an electronic voting process and a touch-tone telephone.
		Election results will be announced during the 1997 ASA Annual Convention, March 11-16, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
	www.asashop.org /autoinc/jan97/voteline.htm (1578 words)

	ARAB AMERICANS 1997 ELECTIONS
		Heading the list of positions up for election in 1997 are the governorships of Virginia and New Jersey.
		By their victory in the primary election and their position on the November ballot, they have clearly established the importance of the Arab American vote in this southeast Michigan city.
		Regardless of the outcome of this battle, the continued growth of the Arab American community and its increasing political power remains an important fact that can be observed in the 1997 elections setting the stage for even greater possibilities in 1998.
	www.cafearabica.com /politics/politics12/pol97elect10.html (1149 words)

	News & Opinion: Off-Year 1997 Elections Predict '98 (Weekly Alibi . 11-24-97)
		Although the Republican Congress tried to put out the perception that the Democrats and the president were rolling in the dough last election, in reality the Republicans outspent the Democrats across the board.
		Even though it came from his campaign and could be slightly biased, the numbers are impressive and from a reputable pollster.
		It's only one year from the 1998 elections, and already the battle lines are being drawn.
	weeklywire.com /ww/11-24-97/alibi_insider.html (836 words)

	PPP Rigging of the 1997 Elections
		Much of the Election Commissioner's figures do not match figures from the preliminary count, and the overall votes do not reflect the true figures of the various polling regions.
		Rupert Roopnaraine, leader of the Alliance for Guyana which got 4,783 votes in the election, told reporters the commissioner's decision was "most ill-considered", adding that he was convinced there was "complete malfunction" and his party was "extremely alarmed".
		Observers saw truckloads of ballot boxes arriving in the compound of the Elections Commission on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 17 even though the Commissioner stated on national television the previous day, that all ballot boxes were in the precincts of the Elections Commission Office.
	saxakali.com /CommunityLinkups/Alliance3.htm (1093 words)

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