US Condemns Syria's Election, Fine With Egypt's

06-04-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz

Slams Syria Vote as 'Disgrace' Despite Strong Similarities to Other US-Backed Votes

Nigel Farage May Team Up With Italy's Beppe Grillo

06-02-2014 • http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler Durden

Reuters reports that UKIP's Nigel Farage has held talks with the leader of Italy's 5-Star movement, Beppe Grillo, to explore the idea of the two parties teaming up in the European parliament.

Voting and Elections

Syria: Fighting a Civil War Through the Ballot Box

06-02-2014 • http://www.unz.com, By Patrick Cockburn

Thousands of Syrians, desperate to vote for President Bashar al-Assad, mobbed the Syrian embassy in Beirut on Wednesday, struggling with Lebanese soldiers as they tried to reach four ballot boxes inside the embassy building set high on a hill overloo

Voting and Elections

Europe has an even bigger crisis on its hands than a British exit

05-29-2014 • By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

British people will vote to leave the EU unless offered a new dispensation, writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Voting and Elections

Britain’s Discontent Lifts Populist Party to Even Stronger Vote Tally Than Expected

05-25-2014 • By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLEMAY

Voters in Britain sent a forceful message of discontent to established political parties on Friday, as returns from local elections showed an even stronger following than expected for the anti-European Union, anti-immigration United Kingdom Independe

Voting and Elections

4 reasons you should care about the EU elections...

05-22-2014 • http://www.globalpost.com, Paul Ames

4 reasons you should care about the EU elections (even though most Europeans don't)

Voting and Elections

Modi's election euphoria must give way to economic reality

05-18-2014 • http://www.globalpost.com,

Analysts warn that Modi's promises to make this 'India's century' won't be so easily realized.

Voting and Elections

Swiss to vote on $25 an hour minimum wage

05-17-2014 • http://www.usatoday.com, Helena Bachmann

A vote on Sunday to establish a minimum wage of $25 an hour would make mostly immigrants here in agriculture, housekeeping, and catering among the world's highest paid unskilled workforce.

Voting and Elections

In Denmark, nothing says EU elections like group sex and random beheadings

05-15-2014 • http://www.globalpost.com,

The Danish parliament has backtracked after using cartoon orgies and decapitation to try and get the kids to care about Brussels.

Voting and Elections

Ukraine’s Strategy to Disrupt Vote: Open Fire on Crowds

05-13-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz

Shootings, Ballot Seizures Don't Stop Referendum

Voting and Elections

East Ukraine Votes For Independence: Turnout Reported "Off The Charts"

05-12-2014 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

The most significant geopolitical event of the day is the east Ukraine independence referendum taking place in various cities across the region, less than two months after the Crimean case study which saw the region split away from Ukraine and join R

Voting and Elections

Democrats propose Internet voting in 2016, making Republicans also consider the idea

05-11-2014 • http://www.foxnews.com, By Joseph Weber

Democrats are thinking about using Internet balloting in 2016 to expand their voter base and select a president -- prompting Republicans to consider such a strategy to keep from losing ground.

Voting and Elections

Walter Jones Repels a War Party Attack

05-11-2014 • http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Patrick J. Buchanan

The GOP Beltway establishment is celebrating the victory of Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House, over his Tea Party and Evangelical rivals in Tuesday’s primary for the U.S. Senate.

Voting and Elections

Ukraine President Decries Eastern Sovereignty

05-11-2014 • By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and IVAN SEKRETAREV

As two of the most tense regions in eastern Ukraine prepare to vote on declaring sovereignty, the country's acting president is warning them against self-destruction.

Voting and Elections

FEC chair warns that conservative media like Drudge Report and Sean Hannity face regulation...

05-07-2014 • http://washingtonexaminer.com, By Paul Bedard

Government officials, reacting to the growing voice of conservative news outlets, especially on the internet, are angling to curtail the media's exemption from federal election laws governing political organizations, a potentially chilling interventi

Voting and Elections

Antiwar Rep. Walter Jones Beats Neocon-Backed GOP Rival

05-07-2014 • http://antiwar.com, Jason Ditz

Strongly antiwar incumbent Rep. Walter Jones (R – NC) has won a hotly contested primary tonight, defeating a challenge from hawkish challenger and former Treasury Dept. official Taylor Griffin 51% to 45%.

Voting and Elections

NC Senate Primary Tomorrow May 6th - Calling all NC Patriots

05-05-2014 • http://www.dailypaul.com, by jeff4paul

Tomorrow is the NC Senate primary, Greg Brannon is the liberty candidate in the Race. Every North Carolinian that cares about the Constitution and their personal liberty has a chance to have their voice heard.

Voting and Elections

An Iowa Caucus Via the Internet?

05-03-2014 • http://www.usnews.com, By David Catanese

Democrats are mulling using online voting to expand participation in the 2016 caucuses.

Voting and Elections

Alaska Pot Vote Delayed

04-28-2014 • thelibertybeat.com

By: Brian Hagen Alaska is on track to become the third state to legalize recreational marijuana.

Voting and Elections

Stealth Attack on the Constitution: National Popular Vote

04-28-2014 • thenewamerican.com

If you’ve never heard of the National Popular Vote (NPV) interstate compact, I’m not surprised, despite the fact that this stealth attack on the Constitution is working its way through various state legislatures and would dramatically affect the way

Voting and Elections

MSNBC Smears Bundy Supporters as “Insurgents,” Attacks Infowars, Drudge

04-23-2014 • http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson

Host Chris Hayes laments “Alex Jones-ification of the GOP”

Voting and Elections

Sebelius Said to Weigh Run for Kansas Senate Seat

04-16-2014 • http://www.nytimes.com, By JEREMY W. PETERSAPRIL

In her darkest hour last fall, Kathleen Sebelius suffered one of the deepest cuts from an old family friend who accused her of “gross incompetence” over the rollout of the Affordable Care Act and demanded that she resign as secretary of health and h

Voting and Elections

Voter choice is under attack

04-13-2014 • Free Press Publications

President Obama recently gave a speech in which he claimed that voting rights were under attack, saying “The stark, simple truth is this: The right to vote is threatened today in a way that it has not been since the Voting Rights Act became law nearl

Voting and Elections

The New Blacklist

04-10-2014 • http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Patrick J. Buchanan

“There is a gay mafia,” said Bill Maher, “if you cross them you do get whacked.”

Voting and Elections

In East Ukraine, Protesters Seek Russian Troops

04-08-2014 • By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ANDREW ROTH

Under the attentive eye of Russian state television, several hundred pro-Russian demonstrators in the city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, declared on Monday that they were forming an independent republic and urged President Vladimir V. Putin to send