99% Vote (Resonance)

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99% Vote

Iraqi election officials said Monday that they were investigating "unusually high" vote totals in 12 Shiite and Kurdish provinces, where as many as 99 percent of the voters were reported to have cast ballots in favor of Iraq's new constitution. The investigation raised the possibility that the results of the referendum could be called into question.

Back when Saddam held a "referendum," pundits and the America media used a 99% "for" vote as prima facie evidence that the election was rigged. Does the same standard apply today?

Posted by Brian on October 18, 2005 9:38 AM | Permalink |