71.   The electoral council rejected the proposal at a closed session Wednesday and announced the decision Thursday.

72.   The electoral council said Monday the race was still too close to call.

73.   The electoral council told reporters late Sunday that police were investigating reports that a red pickup truck had been stealing voting materials.

74.   The electoral council has admitted many mistakes on ballot papers, and several re-elections probably will be called.

75.   The electoral council has been plagued by administrative and communication problems since it was set up in December.

76.   The electoral council still has to approve the question passed Monday.

77.   The electoral council announced earlier Monday that make-up elections would be held in the eight zones where arsonists destroyed first-round ballots.

78.   The electoral council announced the elections Wednesday in the face of a boycott by political parties and an electorate growing weary of the whole process.

79.   The electoral council decided not to include blank or absentee ballots in the total count, a decision that affected at least one race won by an Aristide supporter.

80.   The electoral council had not released official results by Sunday evening.