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India-Pakistan
The Art of Poll Rigging in Pakistan
2007-12-29
Pakistan moving towards elections on January 8 next year, the issue of whether the elections will be free and fair has acquired great importance. Opposition parties already allege they will not be; the government claims they will be. Who is right?

Historically, Pakistan has never had fair elections except in 1970. As far as the upcoming elections are concerned, the process of rigging has already started. However, but the real show will be staged on the day of the elections. The technique of rigging adopted on election day is the outcome of meticulously conducted research. The voters, the returning officers or the international observers cannot detect how the secret hand plays its arithmetic magic. This is how it goes

Methodology of Rigging on Election Day
Posted by:john frum

#1  I suspect this happens here. Ever notice how those contested races that go the opposite way you expect them to are always swung by just a very few votes?

I think voter fraud is the biggest threat that our democracy faces. It is too easy for young and agressive activists to think they are doing good when they muster the troops, felons, dead and homeless to vote early and vote often. And without proof of identity, cheating is the easiest way to win.
Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611   2007-12-29 15:08  

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