Iraq Overseas Voter Registration Extended (A Must Read) Curious

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(Makes me wonder if the Bushies were hoping the "Ex-Patriot Iraqi's" would carry the vote...given that most still inside Iraq are too afraid to go to the Polls. This article makes me wonder if even the ExPats are afraid to vote..how this American Influenced Iraqi Election will hold up in the eyes of the International Community (check out the rest of the article that I couldn't snip)

Middle East - AP

Iraq Overseas Voter Registration Extended

By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS, Associated Press Writer

GENEVA - Registration for overseas absentee voting in Iraq (news - web sites)'s national election has been extended by two days because the turnout so far in the weeklong campaign has run far behind expectations, organizers said Saturday.


As of Thursday, fewer than one in 10 of the estimated 1.2 million eligible Iraqis living abroad in 14 countries had registered.

The International Organization for Migration, which is organizing the overseas vote, decided to continue registrations through Monday and Tuesday.

"The extra days will apply to each of the 74 registration centers in all 14 countries where Iraqis are able to register and vote, pending the approval of the host governments," the organization said in a statement.

"We are extending our operation in an effort to provide Iraqi voters with as much access to our centers as possible," said Peter Erben, director of the project. "We would urge Iraqis to register now to avoid being caught in lengthy queues on the final day."

Niurka Pineiro, spokeswoman for the Geneva-based organization, said that "in some places" the turnout has been less than anticipated. She noted that in Australia only one in eight of the estimated eligible voters had signed up as of Thursday.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=3&u=/ap/20050122/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_overseas_voting