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	Local government in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Under section 15 the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, committees must roughly reflect the political party makeup of the council; before it was permitted for a party with control of the council to 'pack' committees with their own members.
		In 2000 Parliament passed the Local Government Act 2000 to force councils to move to an executive-based system, either with the council leader and a cabinet acting as an executive authority, or with a directly-elected mayor, either with a mayor and cabinet drawn from the councillors; or a mayor and council manager.
		Unitary local government was inserted as a precondition for the introduction of any elected Regional Assemblies under the Blair Labour government's former plans to introduce such bodies prior to the rejection by referendum in North East in November 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Local_government_in_the_United_Kingdom (2870 words)

	Village Elections: Training Ground for Democratization
		In one of the earlier reported instances of a quasi-direct township election that might serve as a model for further experiments, all registered voters in Dapeng Town in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, were allowed to participate in a form of sea election to nominate candidates for town magistrate.
		In one sea election conducted in Hebei Province in January 2000, for example, roughly 150 candidates were nominated, and, based on the number of votes received, ultimately whittled down to two candidates for VC chair, two for VC vice chair, and four for the three VC member positions.
		Election day was preceded by the selection of the seven-member villager election committee by the villager representative assembly, voter registration, and a nomination process in which residents could register their interest in running for the VC or be registered by others.
	www.chinabusinessreview.com /public/0103/horsley.html (4551 words)

	Winning Elections Through Local Organization
		Local organizations are often broken down by the smallest possible electoral unit: the polling place (precinct.) When the election is for a local enough race, the campaign should aim to have a captain in place in each precinct, who can (and should) recruit additional volunteers to help with the local tasks.
		When the election is for a higher office (statewide, major city, etc.) the campaign will still want to have a volunteer leader in each precinct, but may only select leaders for a broader area (ward, district, etc.) and leave precinct recruitment up to them.
		After recruiting a local precinct captain, the campaign should make sure to detail all of the activities that the captain should perform, as well as give him or her the packet that was previously prepared.
	www.localvictory.com /Articles/local_organization.html (751 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Preliminary evaluation of monitoring over Palestinian local elections
		Elections of local councils are a very important stage in the Palestinian political life, and have been waited for long.
		The local elections are held in accordance with Law 5 of 1996 and its amendments related to the elections of local councils.
		The latest elections were held in for local councils of 10 communities, which vary in their area, population and the number of qualified electors.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6963HS?OpenDocument (1098 words)

	Local Elections - Nomination of Candidates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		If you wish to be nominated to stand for election to a local authority in Ireland, there is a specific week in which you must be nominated.
		To be eligible to be elected to a local authority, you must be an Irish citizen, you must ordinarily live in Ireland and you must be at least 18 years old.
		The local authority official will keep a record of your assenters' numbers on the Register of Electors, the form of identification they produced and the time and date of their signature on your nomination paper.
	www.oasis.gov.ie /government_in_ireland/government_and_politics_at_local_level/nomination_of_candidates_in_local_authority_elections.html (663 words)

	Mauritania - Local Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The councils assumed responsibility for local economic and financial planning and for cultural activities; however, as in the old regional assemblies, theirs was a limited autonomy.
		Locally based political parties, some of which had ties with parties in other areas and all of which included as part of their name the word union, nominated slates for all or a portion of the seats on the council.
		The campaigns and elections in December 1986 were conducted in what has been characterized as a surprisingly decorous manner, with between 48 and 65 percent of the electorate voting.
	countrystudies.us /mauritania/59.htm (497 words)

	RTE News - FF set for seat losses in Local Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		As Local Election results are counted it appears that Fianna Fáil has suffered a mid-term backlash from the voters, particularly in urban areas.
		For Fine Gael, the election, in which they had been expected to lose seats, is shaping up as something of a triumph, as they hold and perhaps increase on their good result in 1999.
		Election results are available on www.rte.ie/news/elections2004 and on Aertel p.750.
	www.rte.ie /news/2004/0612/localelection.html (290 words)

	CNN.com - Voters punish Aznar on Iraq - May. 26, 2003
		The local elections were widely seen as a referendum on Aznar and his conservative government.
		Though Aznar insisted the elections were solely about local issues, such as crime and housing, the campaign focused largely on the prime minister, who appeared at dozens of campaign rallies to defend his stance on the war.
		Batasuna got 200,000 votes, nearly 20 percent, in the last local elections, and a key question was which party would receive those votes this time, and whether that might improve the prospects for peace in the troubled Basque region, home to about 2 million of Spain's total 40 million population.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/05/25/spain.elections (735 words)

	Survey Research Unit
		In the local elections, the integrity/incorruptibility of the candidates was the primary consideration.
		In the local elections, Hamas candidates were perceived by the voters to be most uncorrupt while Fateh’s candidates (with whom voters shared similar views on the need to return to peace negotiations) were abandoned because most voters saw them tainted with corruption.
		Voters in the local elections consider candidates integrity and incorruptibility as the most important factor with 71% selecting “uncorrupt” as “very important” in their decision to selecting their candidates.
	www.pcpsr.org /survey/polls/2005/exit05.html (1746 words)

	Monthly Review: On local elections and government in Latin America and the Caribbean - letter
		Bernard D. Headley's discussion of the July 29, 1986, local elections in Jamaica (MR, February 1987) presents a compelling argument that these elections became a plebiscite on the Seaga regime, in which the population showed support for the opposition.
		Local governments in Latin America may not have as much autonomy as their North American counterparts, but they do govern in certain respects, and this can allow progressive political forces to try out programs or seek legitimacy through local activity.
		Given this rising importance of the local governmental level, it is important that we begin to analyze its potential uses, and weaknesses, for the left.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1132/is_v39/ai_6011859 (1031 words)

	UK local elections, 2004 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		No local elections were held in (One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts) Scotland.
		They were the first since the election of (additional info and facts about Michael Howard) Michael Howard to the leadership of the (A political party in Great Britain which developed from the Tories in the 1830s; advocates a mixed economy and encourages property owning) Conservative Party.
		Howard was looking for a good result in the election to confirm that the Conservatives were back on the road to being able to seriously consider winning the (additional info and facts about next general election) next general election.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/uk/uk_local_elections,_20041.htm (1189 words)

	About the Elections Division
		The Secretary of State is the chief election officer for the State of Texas.
		This includes hosting seminars and elections schools, providing calendars, ballot certification, primary election funding, and legal interpretations of election laws to election officials.
		The Elections Division administers and maintains the Texas Voter Registration System, which is an online voter registration application designed for county officials to maintain accurate and efficient voter registration rolls.
	www.sos.state.tx.us /elections/index.shtml (329 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Iraqi polls bring secular success
		Although the American government insisted that national elections could not be held in Iraq before the transfer of sovereignty on June 30, in Dhi Qar they went ahead using the ration card system - a method which could have been used nationally, according to many Iraqis.
		Direct elections are not being held for the provincial council, but Mr Bradley has organised partial contests.
		Like the voters in the province's unprecedented elections, Mr Rumidh hopes the tide which flowed in favour of the religious parties in 2003 has begun to turn.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/Story/0,2763,1185792,00.html (834 words)

	Local elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The form of local elections varies from city to city, with several common variations.
		Election systems in American cities are determined by the nature of the council members' constituency and by the presence or absence of party labels on the ballot (see Partisan vs. Non-partisan Elections).
		However, at-large elections can weaken the representation of particular groups, especially if the group does not have a citywide base of operation or is an ethnic/racial group concentrated in a specific ward.
	www.nlc.org /about_cities/cities_101/168.cfm (568 words)

	LOCAL ELECTIONS ACT, 1973 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		1 Local elections to be held in 1974 and quinquennially thereafter.
		Local elections to be held in 1974 and quinquennially thereafter.
		(2) This Act and the Local Elections Acts, 1963 to 1973, shall be construed together as one Act and that collective citation shall include this Act.
	www.irishstatutebook.ie /1973_7.html (481 words)

	GN Online: Sri Lanka to stage early local elections
		Sri Lanka's Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake on Friday announced that nominations for local elections will be accepted from February 1 to 8 and the elections are likely to take place in the third week of March.
		Elections are due to be held to 309 local government bodies including those in the north and eastern provinces.
		Winning the elections at local level would be crucial for the UNF government as currently the majority of the local councils are controlled by the PA.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=38330 (666 words)

	CNN - Conservatives lose ground in local British elections - May 3, 1996
		Conservatives acknowledged the results were poor, but said they were an improvement on the "meltdown" seen in 1995 local council polls and not nearly as bad as some analysts predicted.
		Analysts say the local elections are not as much votes of confidence for Labour Party as they are votes against the Conservatives and the way they run the country.
		The swing in Thursday's election compared with the 1992 general election was 12 percent.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9605/03/britain.elections (563 words)

	Community Radio and Local Elections in India Live!: UNESCO-CI
		During past elections in the area, there has been no media coverage of the counting process with election results generally announced by the authorities.
		Having identified local level governance as a critical factor in the area’s development, the station planned out a series of special programmes around the elections.
		Election coverage started at noon and although there was no advance publicity, word got out quickly and by 2 PM there was a steady stream of people calling in to know about the results.
	portal.unesco.org /ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=18508&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (712 words)

	The Local Elections (Ordinary Day of Election 2004) Order 2004
		This order changes the date of local elections in England in 2004, so that it is the same as the date of the European Parliamentary elections in that year and deals with a number of consequential matters.
		Article 2 provides that the ordinary date of elections in 2004 in England shall be changed to be the same as the date of the poll for the European Parliamentary elections.
		Section 16(1) provides for the postponement for 3 weeks of the poll at an election of parish councillors where the date of the poll at a European Parliamentary general election and the ordinary day of election for councillors in England and Wales are the same.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si2004/20040222.htm (1265 words)

	Local elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		By-election in Pevensey and Westham – 29 September 2005
		At the May 2005 county council elections the Conservatives maintained control of East Sussex County Council, increasing their number of seats from 24 to 29.
		The 2001 election results can be downloaded here and are available in major libraries and district and borough council offices.
	www.eastsussex.gov.uk /yourcouncil/localelections (268 words)

	California Secretary of State - Elections & Voter Information - Local Elections Search
		To obtain local election information, use the form below by highlighting the field and typing in the dates as displayed (not all counties and cities provide election dates).
		Please contact cities and counties directly to confirm local election information displayed on this website and to obtain detailed information on upcoming local elections.
		The California Elections Data Archive (CEDA) maintains local election data from 1995-2003 that summarizes candidate and ballot measure results for county, city, community college and school district elections throughout California.
	www.ss.ca.gov /elections/localelections (157 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Saudi Arabia to hold first local council elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The only previous elections in Saudi Arabia were conducted by businessmen for the head of the Saudi chamber of commerce.
		It did not give further details, such as the date of the election, which is due to be held within a year.
		Analysts say the local elections are an attempt to win back political legitimacy, particularly among aggrieved groups such as the southern tribes and the Shi'ites who make up a majority of the oil-rich Eastern Province.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/10/14/wsaud14.xml (642 words)

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		PCHR is watching, with concern, the developments that have followed the second phase of elections of Palestinian local councils which were held two weeks ago, especially in Rafah, which were concluded by a court ruling that was issued shortly after midnight to repeat elections in a number of polling stations in the town.
		The appeal was submitted following the declaration of official results of the elections by the Higher Committee for Local Elections on 9 May 2005.
		The committee recommended the election results should be declared in Rafah, alongside with the declaration of results for other local councils in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
	pchrgaza.org /files/PressR/English/2005/62-2005.htm (602 words)

	Local Elections in Palestine : Face-off between Fatah and Hamas :: moroccoTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The elections were marked by a face-off between President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement and resistance group Hamas.
		During the local elections in some of the West Bank settlements last month, Hamas had an unexpected success, but Al-Fatah won a majority of the seats.
		The election had a festive air as party activists identified by their flags -- yellow for Fatah, green for Hamas, fl for Islamic Jihad and red for small leftist factions -- erected tents and greeted arriving voters.
	www.moroccotimes.com /paper/article.asp?idr=6&id=6265 (616 words)

	Tales from Turkey: March 21, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		On Election Day in Turkey one can always tell who has and who hasn't voted by the stain or lack of stain on their finger.
		The local AKP have used ErdoÄŸan's image in some of their election promotions in an attempt to capitalise on the national government's popularity.
		In both the November 2002 federal elections and as his bank and other businesses have been taken over or closed the pure propaganda this man spewed forth was sickening.
	www.coolabah.com /ausblog/turkeyarchives/2004_03_21_index.cfm (1020 words)

	Vote losses in Spain, Italy blamed on Iraq - The Washington Times: World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Though local and provincial elections tend to focus on local issues, Sunday's elections were the first chance for Italian and Spanish voters to weigh in on their leaders' support for the U.S.-led Iraq war.
		Berlusconi in particular made the elections a personal issue, campaigning throughout Italy to defend his support of the war and denouncing the opposition as communists.
		The Spanish elections focused largely on the prime minister, who appeared at dozens of rallies to defend his stance on the war.
	www.washtimes.com /world/20030527-100842-8731r.htm (508 words)

	Local Government Elections: MCAWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Local government elections in British Columbia are held every three years.
		This includes elections for municipal mayors and councillors, regional district electoral area directors, and trustees for the Islands Trust.
		Results of the last local government elections on Saturday, November 16, 2002, are available through the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.
	www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca /lgd/gov_structure/elections (137 words)

	Worldandnation: Cheney has lackluster voting history
		The elections also included state primaries, runoffs, municipal and school board elections, and votes on constitutional amendments and a school bond issue.
		The elections in which he took part were the November 1996 presidential election and the November 1998 race for governor and other state and local offices.
		The number of local, state and national elections each year varies widely by jurisdiction, according to local laws and whether officials put multiple issues on one ballot.
	www.sptimes.com /News/090900/Worldandnation/Cheney_has_lackluster.shtml (991 words)

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