Richard Holbrooke Quotes

In any election, it's important that the public perceive that the election is held fairly.

I will accept the results when the election is free and clean. I cannot accept fraud.

The people are always worsted in an election.

The very foundation of our democracy depends on the integrity of our elections.

I am very confident that in 2008, people's votes will count. I don't think they did in 2004. I think in 2008, they will.

The security and integrity of our election system remains paramount.

Voter confidence depends on the clean elections.

Everybody expects that their vote's going to count.

I am convinced that we as a body must conduct a formal and legitimate debate about election irregularities.

Election victories increasingly depend on factors other than who votes, or tries to vote, and for whom. In 2000, the presidency was awarded by the Supreme Court, pre-empting the count of thousands of Florida votes.

I expect that after the election and the results that the international community will understand which was the framework of this process and under which law we have done this process.

It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair.

But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places and the poll workers they had.

Because Washington state now votes by mail, elections here tend to play out, at an agonizingly slow speed, over many days and, sometimes, weeks.

You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida.

I think the elections have gone well, although there is so much insecurity in Iraq. So far during the counting of ballots, there has not been a significant complaint. We have to wait to see what the outcome of the counting is.

If the Election be made by the People in large Districts, there will be no danger of Demagogues.

A Doubtful Election

Popular elections are uncertain.

So go ahead with your program, President Trump. That why the people voted for you -- except the majority of them didn't.

You can protect the integrity of elections without stopping anyone from voting.

Voter fraud especially matters when elections are close.

Election security is the first step to having free, fair, and open elections.

It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.

The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount.