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    (HONG KONG) — Pro-Beijing parties in Hong Kong trounced the opposition as voters in the Chinese territory expressed discontent with pro-democratic parties in local elections that may predict the outcome of more important polls next year. Results from Sunday’s poll were released early Monday for individual candidates‚ but the government did not immediately provide a breakdown by political party.(See more on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.) The South China Morning Post newspaper says candidates

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    What are swing voters and how important are they in US elections? Swing voters labelled floating in the UK and independent in the USA‚ swing voters are de-aligned and lack strong party identification‚ and their votes cannot be predicted or taken for granted. As a result‚ the voter’s behaviour in an election is not easy to predict; the voter may cross party lines‚ for example‚ or decide to abstain from voting altogether. Many political campaigns expend a great deal of effort in trying to win the

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    customer’s. A system that will help personnel work more efficiently especially in accessing and retrieving data in and less time as possible. The creation of an Automated SSC Election System of STI-Dipolog will help the staff’s work a lot easier and more effective because of the automation of tally of votes of students during the election period. Using computers/machines‚ they would be the one to tally and transmit the votes to the electoral board without human intervention. The automated electoral system

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    The election of 1824 was a turning point in our country’s election processes to this modern age. In this election the tides of voting changed from more educated‚ higher class candidates to now include the more common man that people could relate to. This election was also the precursor to the underlying civil war problems and how that effected the election processes. In this election the candidates used unfair practices against their opponents. In earlier presidential elections there was a specific

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    candidates rarely win elections but they can split parties. They can also effect the outcome of an election. When a third party candidate is considerably strong‚ or when the race between the two other candidates is significantly close. During the election of 2000 Ralph Nader and other 3rd party candidates said the election was going to be very interesting‚ and so it was. People all over the world were very confused over who was going to be the next president of the U.S. During the election people were very

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    Dr. Light English 102 12 October 2013 Revision of Presidential Election Process Being elected president is one of the greatest achievements of any president’s life. It is a lengthy process that supposedly calls on the citizens of America to cast their opinions through so called “votes”. However‚ the current system of the presidential election process allocates a certain number of electoral votes that is equal to the sum of U. S. Representatives and Senators for that state. Although not a state

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    What might be done to encourage more people to vote in elections? Firstly in this essay I would like to say why voting is relatively important nowadays‚ the second thing I will discuss is why the public tends to avoid voting on elections‚ third thing will be an issue of how to encourage more people to vote and lastly I will conclude with my opinion. Nowadays‚ in our society‚ which is mostly democratic‚ everyone tends to participate in politics. Participation in politics can also be seen as the

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    McCarthy did not receive his party ’s nomination‚ which went to the Vice President Hubert Humphrey who had not run in a single primary. Despite losing the Democratic nomination at the convention‚ McCarthy ’s candidacy had a huge effect on the 1968 election and beyond. Eugene McCarthy never stood a chance of becoming president in 1968‚ but at the same time the minute he announced his campaign he mortally wounded one candidate‚ and an eventual candidate‚ Johnson and Humphrey. Eugene McCarthy was not

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    In this essay “Adams v. Jackson: The Election of 1824”‚ author Edward G. Lengel discusses the each of the presidential candidates including Adams‚ Jackson‚ Clay‚ and Crawford‚ as well as their similarities and differences going into the election of 1824. One of the main points of discussion is the idea that this election had candidates all from the same party‚ the Democratic-Republican Party. Even though‚ all the candidates technically held the same fundamental beliefs‚ there were many factions inside

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    The big problems of the electoral system were particularly evident in the 2000 elections: There may have been significant discrepancies between the voter decision and the electoral vote; a candidate who obtains the most vote’s nationwide‚ does not necessarily have to combine the most electors. Al Gore won in 2000‚ the absolute majority of votes‚ but received fewer votes in the Electoral College as his opponent George W. Bush. Another disadvantage is the focus of the candidates on states where pollsters

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