Haiti to Redo Both Rounds of Disputed Presidential Election
Source: Associated Press
Haitian electoral officials announced Monday that a new presidential election will be held in October with additional safeguards in place to avoid the widespread fraud that marred last year's voting and led to the imposition of an interim government.
The first round of the new presidential election will be Oct. 9 and, if no one secures a majority, a runoff would follow on Jan. 8, Electoral Council President Leopold Berlanger said at a news conference.
All 54 candidates who ran in the disputed October election would be permitted to run again, Berlanger said.
The CEP announced a series of measures aimed at reducing the opportunity for fraud in the upcoming election including an end to the ability of poll workers and observers to vote wherever they want, a practice that many believe led to the large number of multiple voting by individuals.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Jun 6, 2016, 5:10 PM ET
