IRAQ - Aug 6 - Iraqis Fail To Agree On Provincial Election Law.
Iraqi lawmakers adjourn for the summer without passing a crucial election law that many here hoped would solidify the recent, still fragile gains in security. The failure seemed likely to mean the postponement of provincial elections, originally set for October, until next year - polling seen as vital to...

America votes!; a guide to modern election law and voting rights.
9781590319727 America votes!; a guide to modern election law and voting rights. Ed. by Benjamin Griffith. American Bar Association 2008 375 pages $55.95 Paperback KF4886 Written for lawyers, law school professors...

The election law primer for corporations, 5th ed.
9781590317426 The election law primer for corporations, 5th ed. Baran, Jan Witold. American Bar Association 2008 431 pages $69.95 Paperback KF4886 Although lobbying and political activities have expanded substantially in the...

Presidency Approves Election Law.
The Presidency Council, consisting of Talabani and vice presidents Tareq al-Hashemi (Sunni Arab) and 'Adel 'Abdul-Mahdi (Shi'ite Arab), on Oct. 7 formally approved the provincial elections law. It asked parliament to reinstate guaranteed seats on provincial councils for the Christians and the other minority sects. In a...

Election law violations.
I. INTRODUCTION II. ELECTION FRAUD A. General Issues 1. Background 2. Jurisdiction 3. Prosecutorial Initiatives 4. Covered Statutes B. Voter Intimidation Statutes 1. Conspiracy Against Rights a. Background b. Scope i. Public Versus Private Schemes c. Penalties 2. Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law a. Scope b. Penalties...

New Supreme Court speaks: a pair of election law cases this year will have long-range effects.
The Supreme Court took up the issue of election law this year and gave state lawmakers broad leeway to redraw electoral districts--even for purely partisan purposes--but very little authority to restrict campaign funding. It was, you might say, a victory for the Red States over the Blue States. ...

IRAQ - Aug 4 - Iraqi Political Leaders Prepared To Compromise On Kirkuk Impasse.
Iraqi political leaders reach a tentative compromise that could resolve a stalemate over the fate of city of Kirkuk and allow local elections to go ahead. Lawmakers rescheduled for today a vote on a provincial election law, which had been held up by wrangling over Kirkuk that has threatened...

Comelec deputizes barangays; To tear down campaign materials outside poster areas; Poll body notes rampant violation of election law.
Byline: E. T. SUAREZ The Commission on Elections (Comelec), irked by rampant violation of the Fair Election Act on campaign propaganda, has deputized barangay officials and their "tanods" (village watchmen) in the country's 41,951 barangays all over the country to tear down and remove campaign propaganda materials...

COLOMBIA: CORTE CONSTITUCIONAL APPROVES PRESIDENTIAL RE-ELECTION LAW.
Colombia's Corte Constitucional (CC) has handed President Alvaro Uribe a major victory by deciding in favor of a law that would allow him to run for a second four-year term. Press outlets deemed the decision "historic," while Uribe's opposition is demanding that there be adequate electoral guarantees for rival...

Should states allow Election Day registration? Eight states currently let people register to vote on Election Day, and others are considering it.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YES When we talk about the rights that Americans depend on--such as the right to free speech, due process, and equal protection under the taw--we tend to assume that we get those rights automatically. And that is the case, with one important exception. ...