State Department Advisor for Disability Rights Discusses Access with IFES

June 09, 2011

Judith Heumann, the United States Department of State Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, met with IFES President and CEO Bill Sweeney to talk about IFES’ initiatives to increase access to the ballot for people with disabilities around the world.

People with Disabilities, Election Ballots

New Technology and Elections in the Philippines

May 2010

The public thirst for rapid and objective results has increasingly led countries to adopt new technology in the electoral process. Automation is often a complicated process, especially in countries with limited infrastructure, and where frequently the attention of decision-makers gets overwhelmingly focused on technical aspects. Technology, impacts all aspects of elections, including those that might at first seem immune, but eventually may lead to unintended consequences.

Voting Technology, Voter Registration, Election Procedures, Election Ballots, Electoral Systems

IFES Works in Uganda Ahead of 2011 Polls

May 13, 2010

IFES will begin working in Uganda in early June. One of the main projects IFES will be working on is the voter registration process. As this process will already be well underway by the time IFES arrives in Uganda, our technical experts will work with the Electoral Commission (EC) to develop high-level mechanisms through which voters can verify their registration information, including a web-based voter register and an SMS registration verification system.

Voter Registration, Voting Technology, Election Management, Election Procedures, Democracy Assistance

Top Experts in Complaints Adjudication Discuss the Upcoming Elections in the Philippines

April 27, 2010

For an entire week, from February 8 to 12, 2010, IFES and the American Bar Association, with funding support from USAID, brought two of the foremost legal experts on election adjudication from the US – Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson and election law expert John “Jack” Hardin Young – to Manila in order to meet with the Commission on Elections and other stakeholders and advise on complaints adjudication with this new technology. Both Justice Anderson and Mr. Young have experience litigating and adjudicating cases using Precinct Count Optical Scan systems, which are similar to those which will be used in the Philippines.

Election Disputes, Voting Technology, Election Ballots, Election Law, Governance

Electoral Complaints Adjudication in the Philippines

April 27, 2010

Transcript of Podcast with Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson and election lawyer and recount expert John “Jack” Harding Young discussing their experience working in the Philippines with IFES and the American Bar Association on the area of Electoral Complaints Adjudication in the Philippines.

Voting Technology, Election Disputes, Election Law, Election Ballots, Legal Framework

Sudan’s First Vote After Peace Agreement

April 20, 2010

From April 11 to 15, 2010, Sudan’s citizens turned out to vote in the first nationwide election held since 1986.  The election, a key milestone of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), marked the first time the vast majority of Sudanese had ever voted and served as an important opportunity for those in the south and Abyei to practice this civic duty in anticipation of the next CPA milestones: the January 2011 Referendum on Southern Sudan’s independence and Abyei Referendum.  Nationally, Omar Hassan al-Bashir was re-elected as President of Sudan with 68% of the vote, and in the South, Salva Kiir Mayardit was re-elected as President of Southern Sudan with just shy of 93% of Southern Sudan’s vote.

Elections, Democracy Assistance, Election Ballots, Voting Technology, Civil Society

Iraq OCV 2010 PSA: How to Mark the Ballot Paper (Kurdish)

March 12, 2010

This PSA is one in a series produced and paid for by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to promote Out of Country Voting for Iraq's 2010 parliamentary elections. This PSA instructs how to properly mark the ballot paper.

Elections, Election Ballots, Election Procedures, Voting Technology, Voter Turnout

Iraq OCV 2010 PSA: How to Mark the Ballot Paper (Arabic)

March 12, 2010

This PSA is one in a series produced and paid for by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to promote Out of Country Voting for Iraq's 2010 parliamentary elections. This PSA instructs how to properly mark the ballot paper.

Elections, Election Ballots, Election Procedures, Voting Technology, Voter Turnout

Iraq OCV 2010 PSA: Required Documents to Prove Eligibility (Arabic)

March 12, 2010

This PSA is one in a series produced and paid for by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to promote Out of Country Voting for Iraq's 2010 parliamentary elections. This PSA lists the required documents to prove eligibility for out of country voting.

Elections, Election Ballots, Election Procedures, Voting Technology, Voter Turnout

Iraq OCV 2010 PSA: Required Documents to Prove Eligibility (Kurdish)

March 12, 2010

This PSA is one in a series produced and paid for by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to promote Out of Country Voting for Iraq's 2010 parliamentary elections. This PSA lists the required documents to prove eligibility for out of country voting.

Elections, Election Ballots, Election Procedures, Voting Technology, Voter Turnout