November 2006 - This summary reflects only a partial analysis of the 2006 New Americans Exit Poll data for 2006, based on about 80 percent of surveys collected on Election Day as New Yorkers exited the polls. Because the data analysis is not complete, we cannot yet properly weight the data or report a margin of error for the survey. The findings, therefore, should be interpreted with care.
Party Preferences
• Immigrants, like other New Yorkers, voted heavily for Democratic candidates in (…)
Portada del sitio > Palabras clave > thèmes / temas > élections / elecciones
élections / elecciones
Artículos
-
US - NEW YORK - Preliminary Results from the 2006 New York City Voter Exit Poll (by Lorraine C. Minnite, Barnard College)
10 November 2006, by John Malone
-
US - Immigrants and the 2006 Elections: Exit Polls in 3 Cities Reveal Immigrant Voting Patterns (by the New York Immigration Coalition)
10 November 2006, by Manuela Garza Ascencio
The New York Immigration Coalition - Immigration was as a major issue for both immigrant and native-born voters this year, and the handling of the issue likely contributed to Democratic gains in this year’s elections, exit poll findings released today suggest.
A majority of voters followed this year’s immigration rallies closely and felt that Democrats did a better job on the immigration issue, according to the New Americans Exit Poll, which was conducted in New York, Los Angeles, and (…) -
US - Historic Democratic Victory (by Jason Leopold, Truthout)
8 November 2006, by Manuela Garza Ascencio
Truthouth - Despite widespread problems with electronic voting machines, long lines that stretched several city blocks in some states, hours-long waiting at the polls, and GOP intimidation tactics aimed to drive away predominantly Democratic and minority voters, the public turned out en masse Tuesday and helped shift the balance of power in Washington, DC, to Democrats for the first time in 12 years.
Republican incumbents in hotly contested Senate and Congressional races in Ohio, Rhode (…) -
NICARAGUA - Daniel Ortega logra triunfó tras escrutarse más del 90 por ciento de votos
TeleSUR
8 de noviembre de 2006, por Dial6 de noviembre de 2006 - TeleSUR - Daniel Ortega es el nuevo presidente de Nicaragua con 38,07 por ciento de apoyo, luego de ser contabilizado por el Consejo Supremo Electoral 91,48 por ciento de los sufragios totales. En segundo lugar se ubicó el candidato de Alianza Liberal, Eduardo Montealegre con 29 por ciento de los votos.
El virtual presidente electo de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, ganador de las elecciones del pasado domingo, se comprometió este martes a mantener la "estabilidad" y a (…) -
BRASIL - Eleições: Os mesmos resultados porém uma outra política (por Marilza de Melo Foucher)
7 de novembro de 2006, por Marilza de Melo Foucher
No mês de dezembro de 2002 ainda curtindo a vitória do PT e de Lula, irradiava alegria e inquietudes e naquela ocasião eu me expressava em linguagem um pouco poética:
O que eu levarei como bagagem de vida para 2003?
De certeza levarei a teimosia dos seres utópicos,
Onde o imaginário é uma dimensão essencial do real.
Levarei a esperança que é possível construir um novo mundo;
Levarei champanha, vinho francês da melhor cepa para com Lula brindar a vitória e a nova vida;
Levarei (…) -
US - Voter Suppression in Midterm Elections: Robocalls, ID Confusion, Voter Roll Purges
Adam Cohen & Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
6 November 2006, by John MaloneMonday, November 6th, 2006 - Democracy Now! News Program - In Virginia, Democratic Senatorial candidate James Webb’s last name does not appear on the voting summary sheet. In Indiana, African American congresswoman Julia Carson was told her congressional ID was not sufficient to vote. In Broward County, Florida early voting, a vote for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate registered as a vote for the Republican candidate. Adam Cohen, editorial writer for The New York Times, joins us to (…)
-
US - Vote Suppression in 2006: Rule Changes Threaten to Disenfranchise Hundreds of Thousands of Eligible Voters
Wendy Weiser & Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
3 November 2006, by John MaloneTuesday, October 31st, 2006 - Democracy Now! News Program - It is not just electronic voting machines that are raising concern. Experts say that new computerized voter lists and new rules regarding voter registration and ID requirements have the potential to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters. The Brennan Center for Justice has a new report detailing the ways in which the vote could be suppressed in several states next week. In an Op-Ed published in the New York Times on (…)
-
US - Will a Shocking New GOP Court Victory and Karl Rove’s Attack on Ohio in 2006 Doom the Democrats Nationwide?
Bob Fitrakis, Harvey Wasserman, Bev Harris, Wendy Weiser & Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
3 November 2006, by John MaloneTuesday, October 31st, 2006 - Democracy Now! News Program - On Sunday in Ohio, a judge put on hold a decision that suspended the state’s new voter identification law. Our next two guests write that this law imposes a series of draconian requirements for voter ID, including the demand for certain documents. These documents are more difficult to obtain by the poor, homeless and elderly - all constituents who tend to vote Democratic.
Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman are with us now from (…) -
US - "Hacking Democracy": New Documentary Exposes Vulnerability of Electronic Voting Machines
Bev Harris & Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
3 November 2006, by John MaloneTuesday, October 31st, 2006 - Democracy Now! News Program - There is a week to go before millions of voters cast their vote in the mid- term elections. Many are calling this the most high-stakes election in recent years with the possibility of a Democratic takeover of Congress. But since the contested Presidential elections of 2000 and 2004, more people have been raising concern about the integrity of our voting system. Today, we spend the hour looking at the state of voting in this country. (…)
-
DIAL 2893
MEXIQUE - Un pays, deux présidentsLaura Carlsen
1er novembre 2006, par DialLes élections présidentielles marquent souvent la fin d’une période de mobilisation intense. Au Mexique, les élections du dimanche 2 juillet 2006 n’ont constitué en rien une fin, mais au contraire le début d’un processus de contestation des résultats, qui s’est achevé, partiellement au moins, par la résolution du Tribunal électoral du pouvoir judiciaire de la fédération le 5 septembre. Ce dernier a déclaré valide l’élection du 2 juillet et rejeté la demande d’annulation de l’élection pour (…)