11.   Nigeria postponed municipal elections for nearly three months Wednesday to give election authorities time to draft new voter rolls and allow new parties to register.

12.   Nine parties have registered for the elections, three of which have fielded candidates nationwide.

13.   Nine parties have registered and three have fielded candidates nationwide.

14.   Serb parties have registered and formed a coalition to run in the elections, but it is not clear whether Serb citizens will actually vote in the ballot.

15.   Serb parties have registered and formed a coalition to run in the elections, but it is not clear whether Serbs will actually vote.

16.   The government has refused to allow the party to register, despite a law guaranteeing the right to organize opposition parties.

17.   Voters in Mexico are not registered by party so anyone was able to vote in the primary, though party officials appealed to their rivals to avoid the election.

18.   Forty-two parties have registered for the Duma elections, but only nine have a chance of passing the five percent barrier, Filatov said.

19.   They would also reinstate colonial laws requiring political parties to register with the authorities.

20.   Under the rules parties must also register the vehicles to be used in campaign rallies with the local police a week before events are held.