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Afghan govt throws out nearly a quarter of ballots
Associated Press ^ | Oct. 20, 2010 | HEIDI VOGT

Posted on 10/20/2010 12:20:25 PM PDT by jackspyder

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan has thrown out nearly a quarter of ballots cast in last month's parliamentary elections because of fraud, but it is still far from clear whether the public will accept the results as fair.

The full preliminary results from the Sept. 18 poll were released Wednesday after multiple delays as election officials struggled to weed out results from polling stations that never opened, along with bunches of ballots all cast for one candidate, or suspiciously split 50-50 between two people.

After last year's fraud-marred presidential election, the government wanted to prove to the Afghan people and international allies that it is not mired in corruption but making strides for reform.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; ballots; voting

1 posted on 10/20/2010 12:20:28 PM PDT by jackspyder
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To: jackspyder

Seems like we could have done something similar for the past 2 elections.


2 posted on 10/20/2010 12:22:55 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15.)
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To: jackspyder

The Afghans need not worry; they can export their fraudulent ballots to the United States where our democrat congressional candidates can put them to good use.


3 posted on 10/20/2010 12:39:29 PM PDT by henkster (A broken government does not merit full faith and credit.)
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To: jackspyder

You mean Jimmah Cahtah wasn’t there to make sure everything was on tho up and up?


4 posted on 10/20/2010 1:40:59 PM PDT by SuziQ
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