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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Rigging the Election</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right>
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hit the link and read on your own.
but the crucial lines are
<<And as part of the ongoing review of electoral law, the change will also reflect a wider range of responses to tackle any crisis that can disrupt or undermine the election.
For example, in a Parliamentary Election, the President may cancel the original writ of election and issue a fresh one, if an election totally fails - such as when there is no candidate nominated or elected, due to widespread catastrophe.
The returning officer may also change the timing of nomination or terminate polls at a polling station early. This will also apply to overseas polling stations.
Other changes include streamlining election spending rules and updating the list of offences under the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Acts. >>
Good grief.
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hit the link and read on your own.
but the crucial lines are
<<And as part of the ongoing review of electoral law, the change will also reflect a wider range of responses to tackle any crisis that can disrupt or undermine the election.
For example, in a Parliamentary Election, the President may cancel the original writ of election and issue a fresh one, if an election totally fails - such as when there is no candidate nominated or elected, due to widespread catastrophe.
The returning officer may also change the timing of nomination or terminate polls at a polling station early. This will also apply to overseas polling stations.
Other changes include streamlining election spending rules and updating the list of offences under the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Acts. >>
Good grief.
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