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Voter turnout could help unseat Iran's Ahmadinejad

Jun. 12, 2009
His campaign caught fire in recent days, triggering massive street rallies in Tehran. Now, heavy voter turnout believed unprecedented Friday could help reformist Mir Hossein Moussavi win Iran's presidential election.
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U.S. House candidates seek black support

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- At least 10 white Democratic U.S. House of Representatives candidates are counting on black voters to win in November, an analyst says.

Election system blamed for low turnout

WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- Somewhere between 80 million and 90 million U.S. citizens old enough to vote, about 40 percent, won't cast ballots in November, observers say.

Thai Senate elections met with low turnout

BANGKOK, March 2 (UPI) -- Under 60 percent of potential Thai voters participated in Sunday's Senate elections, but poll officials expressed satisfaction with the turnout.

Pakistan voter turnout put at 44.9 percent

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The Pakistan election commission Tuesday reported voter turnout for 147 of the 272 parliamentary seats contested was 44.91 percent.

Study: Physicians' voting record is poor

BALTIMORE, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said the first study of physician voter turnout suggests physicians' participation in the nation's political process is poor.

Putin signs new election law

MOSCOW, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a measure canceling the 20-percent minimum voter turnout threshold for elections.

Voter turnout down in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Voter turn out appears slightly down in Ukraine's presidential election compared with the last time, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency said Sunday.

New voter registration high

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A surge in U.S. voter registration is spawning predictions of the largest increase in turnout in more than a decade.

Little voter interest in Ky. primary

LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 20 (UPI) -- It may be a good thing voter turnout was pegged at 20 percent for Tuesday's Kentucky primary election -- the ballots are wrong. Democratic gubernatorial hopeful

Latino voter turnout could be historic

DALLAS, March 11 (UPI) -- Latino voter turnout could be historic in Tuesday's Texas primary as Democrats pick candidates for governor and a U.S. Senate seat. The high-profile contenders
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler