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Nigeria’s new electoral act doesn’t tackle some of the real problems of electoral governance.
British elections are pencil and papers affairs, which makes them difficult to hack. But the breach of millions of people’s details is still a deeply serious matter.
The government has U-turned on a controversial plan to reform the independent parliamentary watchdog but it remains on course to take control of the independent body that runs elections in the UK.
For the first time since independence, Namibia’s ruling party has suffered electoral setbacks in the midst of economic and political crisis.
Concern at the role of fake sites in influencing South African public opinion has been growing over time.
What case law tells us about the validity of votes when things weren’t all they seemed.
There are far more pressing problems that need to be fixed in the electoral process.
The Electoral Commission has ruled the official campaign to leave the EU broke funding rules.
If only expensive documents such as passports are acceptable forms of identification at polling stations, many people may be denied their democratic rights. Free voter cards are essential.
Angola’s recent election results showed the ruling MPLA losing support across the country. If opposition claims are to be taken seriously, the losses could be more severe than they appear.
The choice of the ‘establishment’ campaign has irked others in the Eurosceptic camp.
Malcolm Turnbull argues it is so vital to revive a tough watchdog in the construction industry that there will be a double dissolution if the Senate refuses to agree. Critics such as Queensland independent…
Students have helped solve the mystery of the million missing voters. We should thank them by giving them a reason to show up on May 7.
The NSW election will be Australia’s biggest test of electronic voting, with up to 250,000 votes set to be cast online or by phone. But many questions remain about the integrity and privacy of those votes.
The Australian Electoral Commissioner, Ed Killesteyn, has resigned a day after confirmation that Western Australians will go to a fresh Senate poll caused by the AEC losing 1370 votes. The government has…
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