Iraqi Election Results (Part II)

Juan Cole:

"Suspicions of irregularities in the voting tallies being reported in some provinces in Iraq have provoked the Higher Electoral Commission to conduct an investigation. In six Shiite-majority provinces in the South, 95 percent or more of voters are reported as having cast votes favoring the constitution. The proportion of those voting 'yes' was not in and of itself suspicious in those provinces, but the commission felt that anything over 90 percent should be looked at again."