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Opinion: WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, showing social media's danger to democracy

By Luca Belli, The Conversation

Brazil’s WhatsApp election scandal should be a wake-up call particularly for other developing world democracies.

Polls close across Iraq in first vote since victory over ISIS

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Philip Issa, Associated Press

Polls have closed across Iraq Saturday evening in the first national election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group.

What to watch in Russia's presidential election

By Larisa Epatko

Why is Russian President Vladimir Putin's re-election guaranteed, what challenges does he face and will he leave his next term early? We got some analysis from those in the know.

For Alabama, tight Senate election is about state's identity and future

By PBS News Hour

How do Alabama voters see the allegations of sexual assault against Roy Moore? Judy Woodruff gets an update from Robert Costa of The Washington Post on what voters are saying ahead of Tuesday’s contest, President Trump’s influence and why this…

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Kenya Supreme Court declares presidential election results invalid

By Michael Boulter

Election results announced last month showed President Uhuru Kenyatta was re-elected with 54 percent of the vote, 1.4 million more votes than opposition candidate Raila Odinga.

At least eleven people killed after Kenyan election as opposition alleges fraud

By Jenna Gray

Police have killed at least 11 people in the aftermath of Kenya’s presidential election on Tuesday.

State election officials gather amid uproar over voter data

By Michael D. Regan and Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

State election officials from across the U.S. are gathering this weekend amid an uproar over a White House commission investigating allegations of voter fraud.

Supreme Court could decide if gerrymandering can be too political

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices could say as early as Monday whether they will intervene.

Justices could take up high-stakes fight over electoral maps

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

In an era of deep partisan division, the Supreme Court could soon decide whether the drawing of electoral districts can be too political.

New Jersey voters go to polls to replace Gov. Chris Christie

By Michael Catalini, Associated Press

TRENTON, N.J. — A former Wall Street executive and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's second-in-command are the leading candidates Tuesday as voters head to the polls to begin choosing who will replace the unpopular Republican governor.