<P> Non-governmental entities can also interfere with elections, through physical force, verbal intimidation, or fraud, which can result in improper casting or counting of votes . Monitoring for and minimizing electoral fraud is also an ongoing task in countries with strong traditions of free and fair elections . Problems that prevent an election from being "free and fair" take various forms: </P> <P> Early voting has been criticized as harmful to democracy . </P> <P> The electorate may be poorly informed about issues or candidates due to lack of freedom of the press, lack of objectivity in the press due to state or corporate control, and / or lack of access to news and political media . Freedom of speech may be curtailed by the state, favoring certain viewpoints or state propaganda . </P> <P> Gerrymandering, exclusion of opposition candidates from eligibility for office, needlessly high restrictions on who may be a candidate, like ballot access rules, and manipulating thresholds for electoral success are some of the ways the structure of an election can be changed to favor a specific faction or candidate . </P>

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