http://www.mail.com/subjects/13026-local-elections.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/13026-local-elections.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089378-coin-tossing-breaks-tie-philippine-mayoral-race.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin. Marvic Feraren and Boyet Py both received 3,236 votes for mayor of San Teodoro town in Mindoro Oriental province in Monday's elections. The Elections Commissions suggested the two men flip a ... Thu, 16 May 2013 05:06:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089378-coin-tossing-breaks-tie-philippine-mayoral-race.html 2013-05-16T05:06:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088792-who-wants-to-detroit-mayor-22-candidates.html DETROIT (AP) — Detroit's next mayor will inherit a city low on cash and an office low on power, yet nearly two dozen candidates are seeking the job anyway. In announcing he won't seek a second term, Mayor Dave Bing slammed Michigan officials for ceding most of his power to an emergency manager who currently controls almost every aspect of City Hall, from ... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:26:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088792-who-wants-to-detroit-mayor-22-candidates.html 2013-05-15T22:26:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086716-iran-hard-liners-urge-election-ban-top-rivals.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two prominent presidential contenders — a moderate former president and a protege of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — from running in next month's election in a further sign of intense political jockeying over the final ballot list. The Tuesday appeal by nearly 100 p... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:49:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086716-iran-hard-liners-urge-election-ban-top-rivals.html 2013-05-15T14:49:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086636-detroit-mayor-bing-will-seek-re-election.html DETROIT (AP) — Dave Bing's time in the turbulence of Detroit, its politics and immense urban problems will end after only four years. Buffeted from day one by a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, inefficient internal systems and the need for massive restructuring, the former NBA great announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election and will exit City Hall... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:22:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2086636-detroit-mayor-bing-will-seek-re-election.html 2013-05-15T07:22:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084786-bing-wont-seek-re-election-detroit-mayor.html DETROIT (AP) — A visibly frustrated Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he won't seek a second term and ripped Michigan officials for not giving him enough time to solve the financially strapped city's problems on his own. His announcement came just seven weeks after the city's checkbook was handed over to an emergency manager, making it the la... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:29:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2084786-bing-wont-seek-re-election-detroit-mayor.html 2013-05-14T22:29:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083542-ex-philippine-president-elected-mayor-manila.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former President Joseph Estrada was declared the winner of Manila's mayoral election on Tuesday, his first ballot victory since his ouster in a 2001 anti-corruption revolt and a possible prelude to a return to higher office. Estrada's was among a host of familiar names, including former first lady Imelda Marcos, to score wins in... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:36:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083542-ex-philippine-president-elected-mayor-manila.html 2013-05-14T10:36:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080868-filipino-clans-celebrities-dominate-midterm-polls.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of Philippine political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots for Monday's congressional and local elections, which will gauge popular support for the president's anti-corruption drive and other reforms. Despite scattered violence and fears of fraud, the polls were relat... Mon, 13 May 2013 09:14:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080868-filipino-clans-celebrities-dominate-midterm-polls.html 2013-05-13T09:14:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078492-pakistani-prime-minister-declares-victory.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and sent into exile. The 63-year-old Sharif, who has twice served as premier, touted his success after unofficial, partial vote counts showed his Pakist... Sun, 12 May 2013 00:38:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078492-pakistani-prime-minister-declares-victory.html 2013-05-12T00:38:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078624-2-divisive-figures-enter-irans-presidential-race.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A pair of powerful and divisive figures registered Saturday to run in Iran's presidential election, jolting the political landscape ahead of next month's vote to pick a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president who still wields enormous influence, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close confi... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:45:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078624-2-divisive-figures-enter-irans-presidential-race.html 2013-05-11T19:45:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2075968-nyc-weighs-allowing-immigrants-to-vote.html NEW YORK (AP) — Agha Saleh came to the United States inspired by democratic ideals, but it took him years to achieve a basic one here : voting. He'd lived through political upheaval in his native Pakistan and was eager to be part of America's storied "government of the people." But for the eight years until he got citizenship, it struck him as "a dream, ... Fri, 10 May 2013 06:35:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2075968-nyc-weighs-allowing-immigrants-to-vote.html 2013-05-10T06:35:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073552-abduction-attacks-mar-run-up-to-pakistan-election.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — An especially violent spate of killings, kidnappings and bombings marred the run-up to Pakistan's nationwide election, capped Thursday by the abduction of the son of a former prime minister as he was rallying supporters on the last day of campaigning before the historic vote. Saturday's election marks the first time in Pakistan's military... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:39:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073552-abduction-attacks-mar-run-up-to-pakistan-election.html 2013-05-09T20:39:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074800-iran-president-force-era-ends.html BIRJAND, Iran (AP) — When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory full of bluster and menace or his tussles with Iran's ruling clerics that are known to much of the world. What matters more here are the dusty rows of government-subsidized, two-story apa... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:20:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074800-iran-president-force-era-ends.html 2013-05-09T19:20:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062914-iraq-pms-group-wins-largest-bloc-areas.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A coalition led by Iraq's prime minister has won the largest single bloc of seats in seven of 12 provinces participating in local elections, and tied in an eighth, although it failed to achieve a majority in any of the districts, electoral officials announced Saturday. Last month's vote was for seats on local-level governorate councils and ... Sat, 04 May 2013 19:19:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2062914-iraq-pms-group-wins-largest-bloc-areas.html 2013-05-04T19:19:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060550-camerons-conservatives-suffer-uk-local-votes.html LONDON (AP) — David Cameron's Conservatives took a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, heaping pressure on the British prime minister to appeal to the dissident right-wing of his own party. Echoing results across Europe, British voters appeared to punish the ruling government, fed up w... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:20:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060550-camerons-conservatives-suffer-uk-local-votes.html 2013-05-03T21:20:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058454-ap-interview-job-son-toppled-shah.html PARIS (AP) — The son of Iran's toppled shah has a new job as spokesman for a nascent movement that is challenging the clerical regime to hold free and fair elections — or risk a civil disobedience campaign. Reza Pahlavi said Thursday that his Paris-based collective, the Iranian National Council, brings together tens of thousands of pro-democracy proponent... Thu, 02 May 2013 17:18:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058454-ap-interview-job-son-toppled-shah.html 2013-05-02T17:18:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046442-gunmen-kill-13-philippine-political-violence.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen attacked a truck carrying a southern Philippine mayor and his supporters and killed 13 people including his daughter, police said Friday. The mayor and nine others were wounded in the country's worst violence in campaigning for May elections. Nunungan Mayor Abdul Manamparan and his political supporters were riding back fr... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:15:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046442-gunmen-kill-13-philippine-political-violence.html 2013-04-26T11:15:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046176-mayoral-revives-rodney-allen-rippy.html COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Before he suddenly surfaced in the race for mayor of this hardscrabble Los Angeles suburb, Rodney Allen Rippy's name was likely to evoke that question inspired by that class of former child stars who didn't die young, end up in jail or a celebrity rehab series: "Whatever happened to that guy?" Rippy was just 3 in 1972, when he becam... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:42:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046176-mayoral-revives-rodney-allen-rippy.html 2013-04-26T08:42:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044774-bomb-pakistan-kills-5-political-office.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb exploded outside an election office of one of Pakistan's main political parties Thursday evening, killing five people in the latest attack ahead of the nation's May 11 elections. As the election approaches, militant groups have increasingly been attacking liberal, secular parties such as the one targeted Thursday in the por... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:16:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044774-bomb-pakistan-kills-5-political-office.html 2013-04-25T19:16:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2038352-ny-suspects-asked-hard-drives-to-hold-evidence.html WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The government's evidence in a political corruption case — audio and video recordings, text messages, emails and more — is so voluminous that each of the six defendants is being asked to provide a 150-gigabyte hard drive to hold it. The hard drives will be used to share the evidence with defense lawyers, federal prosecutor Alvin ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:17:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2038352-ny-suspects-asked-hard-drives-to-hold-evidence.html 2013-04-23T21:17:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030178-election-council-to-audit-vote-venezuela.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Government supporters began filling the streets of Venezuela's capital early Friday to celebrate the inauguration of their leader, even as opponents greeted officials' surprise announcement they will accept an audit of the disputed vote that handed a narrow margin of victory to the heir of late President Hugo Chavez. Opposition c... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:41:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030178-election-council-to-audit-vote-venezuela.html 2013-04-19T13:41:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024786-mixed-view-weiners-ny-mayor-bid.html NEW YORK (AP) — Voters have mixed feelings about former Rep. Anthony Weiner's potential New York City mayoral run, a new poll shows: He gets more support than several other Democratic contenders, but half of voters say they wouldn't even entertain casting a ballot for him. Two years after resigning from Congress in a sexting scandal, Weiner gets 15 percen... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:34:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024786-mixed-view-weiners-ny-mayor-bid.html 2013-04-17T04:34:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019846-iran-registration-municipal-elections.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state radio says candidates can begin to register for municipal council elections scheduled for June. The councils have little power. But unlike in parliamentary and presidential contests, the candidates are not vetted by a clerically dominated constitutional watchdog group and are considered an indicator of political trends. ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:26:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2019846-iran-registration-municipal-elections.html 2013-04-15T07:26:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018476-attacks-kill-10-people-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of attacks in Iraq on Sunday killed 10 people, including a Sunni candidate running in the upcoming provincial elections. The attacks against security forces and a provincial election candidate came as the country is preparing for the first vote since the U.S. withdrawal. In the April 20 elections, Iraqis are to choose provincial go... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:31:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018476-attacks-kill-10-people-iraq.html 2013-04-14T19:31:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017702-iraqis-prepare-vote-us-withdrawal.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Even the dead are not spared the campaigning for Iraq's upcoming local elections. Brightly colored placards blanket major streets and hang around the vast cemetery in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, appealing to the hundreds of mourners who stream through each day. The April 20 vote for provincial governing councils will be the first electio... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:19:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017702-iraqis-prepare-vote-us-withdrawal.html 2013-04-13T16:19:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2012474-reagan-son-urges-nyc-gop-to-carrions-mayor-bid.html NEW YORK (AP) — It sounds like a mismatch: An illustrious Republican president's son supporting a Democrat-turned-independent, ex-Obama administration official in his quest to run for New York City mayor on the GOP line. But conservative commentator Michael Reagan is urging city Republican leaders to give Adolfo Carrion Jr. permission to run in the primar... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:17:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2012474-reagan-son-urges-nyc-gop-to-carrions-mayor-bid.html 2013-04-11T07:17:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2010310-comeback-weiner-nyc-mayor.html NEW YORK (AP) — A bold comeback attempt or the height of chutzpah? In what could be the start of one of the most intriguing second acts in American politics, Anthony Weiner, the congressman who tweeted himself out of a job two years ago with a photo of his bulging underpants, is considering jumping into the New York City mayor's race. ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:30:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2010310-comeback-weiner-nyc-mayor.html 2013-04-10T21:30:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007378-ex-ill-lawmaker-elected-to-succeed-jackson-jr.html CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured Tuesday's special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. The win for the Matteson Democrat was widely expected as the Chicago-area district, which Jackson represented from 1995 until ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:26:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007378-ex-ill-lawmaker-elected-to-succeed-jackson-jr.html 2013-04-10T02:26:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1996746-corruption-case-reverberates-nyc-to-albany.html NEW YORK (AP) — It's a case that smacks of small-time corruption, with allegations of cash payoffs in parked cars. But the charges a Democratic state senator schemed to bribe his way into the GOP race for New York City mayor are playing out on a big political stage. The case has already created political quicksand for Republicans just as the mayoral race ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:09:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1996746-corruption-case-reverberates-nyc-to-albany.html 2013-04-04T07:09:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994694-lawmaker-accused-bribes-nyc-mayor-race-plot.html NEW YORK (AP) — For the politically ambitious, running as a Republican is sometimes the best way a Democrat can increase his electoral odds in New York City's crowded mayoral race. Now, a federal prosecutor says one Democratic state lawmaker went too far by offering GOP bosses bribes in order to get on their ballot. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Tuesda... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:38:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994694-lawmaker-accused-bribes-nyc-mayor-race-plot.html 2013-04-03T07:38:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992800-ny-sen-arrested-alleged-mayor-race-plot.html NEW YORK (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker was arrested along with five other politicians Tuesday in an alleged plot to pay tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to GOP bosses to let him run for mayor of New York City as a Republican. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called it an "unappetizing smorgasbord of graft and greed" that reveals a New York political... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:48:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992800-ny-sen-arrested-alleged-mayor-race-plot.html 2013-04-02T23:48:35Z