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Little movement is seen in the streets of Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, placed under curfew as the Somali parliament elects the next president. MPs vote in a tent inside Mogadishu's airport complex, held under tight security by the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), with dozens of candidates vying for the position in the troubled nation as it battles an Islamist insurgency and the threat of famine. IMAGES
While general elections in the United States may seem highly regulated and bureaucratized, it wasn't always that way. Bustle reports that during the first election in 1789, only white men who owned property could vote. That rule excluded a whopping 94 percent of the population. The Constitution didn't define a specific Election Day, either. In fact, in the early 1800s, people could vote anywhere from April to December. Elections are only held on Tuesdays because people had to travel by buggy to vote. Sunday church couldn't be disrupted, and Wednesday was market day. Until 1804, presidential nominees didn't name a running mate. Instead, the candidate who got the second most number of votes became the vice president. Dozens of states used to have laws restricting buying alcohol on Election Day, to prevent people from buying or selling votes. South Carolina was the last state to do away with their laws, in 2014.
Bolivia President Evo Morales casts his vote as the country's first indigenous leader seeks a controversial fourth term. IMAGES
On the eve of a presidential run-off in Argentina, voters prepare for an election that could represent a sharp turn toward free markets after 12 years of protectionist rule. Nathan Frandino reports.
Jorge Alvarez Maynez, presidential candidate for the Citizens' Movement Party, arrives at the National Electoral Institute (INE) headquarters in Mexico City for the first debate ahead of the presidential elections on June 2. IMAGES
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