WASHINGTON – A US federal court has struck down a key part of former President Donald Trump’s executive order. The order had required voters to provide proof of citizenship before casting ballots. The judge ruled that the president does not have constitutional authority to impose such a condition nationwide. Trump had issued the executive order […]
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Indonesia election rivals toil in ‘war rooms’ to check ballots
In a low-rise Jakarta office block, young Indonesian supporters of President Joko Widodo sit hunched over screens to count photographed vote tallies from polling stations, two weeks after an election to lead the world’s third-biggest democracy. Opposing campaigns have set up their own operations, dubbed “war rooms”, to verify counts after Widodo’s challenger, Prabowo Subianto, […]
Halal ink, giant ballots ready for Indonesian vote
Nearly 193 million Indonesians are eligible to vote in presidential and legislative elections on Wednesday. President Joko Widodo, the first Indonesian president from outside the Jakarta elite, is competing against Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces general from the era of authoritarian rule under military dictator Suharto. Some election facts and figures: By the numbers […]