1.   The regime refuses to allow observers from allegedly hostile countries and organisations to monitor the elections.

2.   Independent observers monitored the elections.

3.   She undertook the arduous task of monitoring the elections.

4.   In June Pascal-Trouillot appealed to the UN for assistance in preparing and monitoring the elections.

5.   Other opposition leaders called for foreign observers to monitor the elections.

6.   Among the most significant was the creation of an independent body to monitor elections.

7.   As New York has already done, states might also consider ways to monitor judicial elections and blow the whistle when candidates engage in injudicious campaigning.

8.   As part of new effort, Justice Department lawyers will monitor elections to make sure voting systems are fair.

9.   Ashcroft sent Justice Department officials to monitor elections in St. Louis and elsewhere to make sure voters had equal opportunities.