*SHOCK* - Johnny Worthington

Actually it's a huge deal that the Guardian Council would come out and say that the there is voter fraud. - Eoghann Irving

البته می دونی که این دلیل تقلب نیست - سیدعلی‏سنائی

doesn't necessarily mean there's been cheatings done in these 50 cities - سیدعلی‏سنائی

More votes than eligible voters means fraud.I don't see how else you could interpret it. The questions are was it organized and if so by who? - Eoghann Irving

They took lessons from Chicago, apparently - Craig Eddy

I am shocked - Shocked! - to discover VOTE FRAUD in this election! - Joey Gibson

They just reelected Daley as mayor of Tehran. - Glen Mistletoe

Can you say "fixed election" - Robert O'Connor

But this all misses the point. It's not that they found voter fraud, it's that the Guardian Council said so. They've effectively contradicted Ayatollah Khamenei. - Eoghann Irving

Nope. That's illegal to say. - Brock Haffner

Where do they think they are, Ohio? - Bob Young

Acorn in Iran? - Ben Newton

It may be a big deal for the Guardian Council to say that there was fraud, but (they?) also said that "it isn't enough to change the outcome of the election" Right. Exactly a chapter out of Chicago, or US National elections. And let's all be honest with ourselves....How many elections really aren't fixed? - guruvan (Rob Nelson)

It is nothing like any US election ever. The political system in Iran is entirely different and it's a mixture of religion, non-elected officials and democracy. The non-elected officials hold most of the power. The fact that they are not all on the same page is very significant. - Eoghann Irving

Did Chicago move to Tehran? - Don P.

The NYT Lede blog yesterday posted a link to a Chatham House study that reported a turnout of more than 100% in two conservative provinces. (http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publica...) However, this is not as damning as it appears at first because it is *nothing new* for Iranian elections. Quote, "In a country where allegations of ‘tombstone voting’ – the practice of using the identity documents of the deceased to cast additional ballots – are both long-standing and widespread, this result is troubling but perhaps not unexpected. This problem did not start with Ahmadinejad; according to official statistics gathered by the International institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Stockholm, there were 12.9% more registered voters at the time of Mohammed Khatami’s 2001 victory than there were citizens of voting age." - Karim

The Chatham House study has other, more disturbing findings on the recent election than a simple excess of votes. EDIT: good summary at cnn.com: http://www.cnn.com/2009... - Karim

Shared this with folks on Facebook. - Miss Elle