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If you want to know where the progressive left wants to take U.S. elections, a trip through Maryland's Washington, D.C.-area suburban counties is instructive. The City of College Park in Prince George's County is on the verge of becoming the ninth city in Maryland to allow non-citizens – including illegal aliens – to vote in municipal elections.  In a revealing 20-minute video of a June 7 council meeting, city officials discussed how best to get rid of the citizenship requirement so that virtually anyone of legal age living in the city can vote.  A council vote is slated for August...

Saudi Women Must be Allowed to Vote and Run for Office On February 10, 2005 Saudi Arabia will hold its first ever municipal elections. The anticipated election is part of a drive to introduce political reforms in Saudi Arabia. You probably haven't heard as much about the upcoming elections in Saudi Arabia as you did about elections in Iraq and Palestine. However, these elections are a big deal in a kingdom where democracy is not practiced at any level of society. Even more promising than having elections, at one point the government of Saudi Arabia suggested that women may be...

Oct. 28, 2003 Incumbents win major cities; PM: Likud achieved greatness By GIL HOFFMAN Only some 41 percent of the 3, 787,760 eligible voters cast their ballots in Tuesday's municipal races by press time, making it the lowest turnout for an election in Israeli history. The turnout was significantly less than the last elections in November 1998 when 57.4 percent voted. Interior Ministry officials blamed the low turnout on the lack of close races in large cities, election day not being a work holiday, voters' lack of confidence in the political system, and the cold weather conditions. Turnout was largest...