Ukraine Court Ruling Clouds Rerun Vote

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Ukraine Court Ruling Clouds Rerun Vote

Edited on Sat Dec-25-04 05:16 AM by Eugene

By NATASHA LISOVA, Associated Press Writer

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's Constitutional Court ruled on Saturday that
recent legislation restricting the voting rights of home-bound people
violate the country's constitution, clouding the presidential rerun vote
one day before ballots were to be cast.

The head of the elections commission said the revote must be held
as scheduled despite the ruling.

Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko had
pushed for the restrictions, saying they are necessary to prevent a
repeat of the vote fraud that marred the Nov. 21 presidential runoff.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041225/ap_on_re_eu/ukraine_election

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