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magbana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 08:18 AM
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VENEZUELAN Term Limits Referendum: Observer Report (a ringing endorsement of the processs)
"Observer Report on the Venezuelan Term Limits Referendum
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May 1st 2009, by Various Authors
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The U.S. delegation found that the voting in Venezuela's 2009 referendum was, overall, fair, transparent, and clean. While there were a few instances of technical problems, we were impressed by the efficiency and simplicity with which Venezuelan voters were able to express their preferences. We often found ourselves wishing that elections in the United States were conducted with such uniform professionalism and care, and that the election results could be tallied as quickly. Our observations of Venezuelan popular democracy in action stand in marked contrast with media depictions of Venezuela's government as autocratic. "

More:
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/4412
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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 08:27 AM
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1. DU'ers of good will will appreciate this! It includes the NACLA PDF report, with great photos.
https://nacla.org/files/Referendum_Report.pdf

Really good information. Thanks, magbana.
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