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    The Phillippines introduced nation-wide electronic voting in 2010

    IFES Attends the International Conference on Electronic Voting

    The Fourth International Conference on Electronic Voting took place in Bregenz, Austria from July 21-24. The conference, which takes place every two years, brings together experts on electronic voting from the fields of political science, computer science, election administration, voting rights and technology suppliers to discuss current issues and recent experiences related to electronic voting and counting.

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    Elections, Voting Technology

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    May Butoy receiving the award from Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Director Chief Rosendo M. Dial.

    IFES Philippine Project Officer is Honored with Award

    On July 19, 2010, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), led by Director Rosendo Dial, presented a Plaque of Appreciation to May Gladys Butoy, IFES Philippines’ Project Officer for the Vulnerable Sector Project funded by the British Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO), for her contributions to “the realization of the exercise of the right to suffrage of inmates nationwide, which was carved in the annals of Philippine history during the May 2010 national and local elections.”

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    Civil Society, Democracy Assistance, Post-conflict, Rule of Law

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    A voter casting a ballot on Election Day

    A Review of Burundi’s Legislative Elections

    Burundi legislative elections were held as scheduled on July 23, 2010 and were the third of a series of five polls to take place in the country from May to September 2010. Seven political parties and two independents took part in the July 23 poll in which Burundians were called to elect 100 representatives.

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    Elections, Electoral Systems, Political Parties, Post-conflict

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IFES’ initial involvement in the Philippines began in March 2004, when a team of IFES consultants traveled to Manila to assess the political situation and propose recommendations for supporting a modernized electoral reform process.

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IFES has worked in Afghanistan since 2002, supporting electoral law development, voter registration, election logistics, results reporting, poll worker training, media monitoring, civic education and other long-term capacity building programs. 

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Civic education deals with broader concepts underpinning a democratic society such as the respective roles and responsibilities of citizens, government, political and special interests, the mass media, and the business and non-profit sectors, as well as the significance of periodic and competitive elections.

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