2003 Tierradorian voter suppression scandal: Difference between revisions

The '''2003 Tierradorian general election voter suppression scandal''' is a [[w:political scandal|political scandal]] stemming from events that took place during the [[2003 Tierradorian general election]], which saw [[Partéq Pepal|PP]] candidate [[Victoría Hombêri]] defeat incumbent [[Socialist Party (Tierrador)|PST]] candidate [[Aphía Monderíq]] in one of the most controversial elections in Tierradorian history. It involved numerous [[w:robocall|robocalls]] and real-person calls that originated from the Partéq Pepal’s campaign office, [[w:vote buying|vote buying]] from the PP and the [[Conservatives Union (Tierrador)|TCU]], and the rejection of [[w:absentee ballot|absentee ballots]] in 6 regions. These were all mostly designed to result in voter suppression, except for the absentee ballots scandal, which was mainly done to comply with the laws implemented in said 6 regions. Investigations from the [[Civil Guard]] and [[Elections Terranóq]] were made to respond to claims that the PP was using robocalls and real-person calls to falsely inform voters that the location of their area’s polling stations have been changed.