Election Commission of Pakistan Holds Workshop on Electoral Reform
August 17, 2010
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), supported by IFES, conducted a workshop on Electoral Systems and Reform. The event, held on August 16 2010, included a presentation from Prof. Andrew Reynolds (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill), one of the world’s leading experts on electoral systems. Participants included the Chief Election Commissioner, other senior members of the ECP from all four provinces of Pakistan, civil society representatives and IFES Pakistan staff members.
Election Management,
Elections,
Election Procedures,
Election Law,
Legal Framework
Understanding the Kyrgyz Parliament
May 26, 2010
On April 26, 2010 the Interim Government of Kyrgyzstan unveiled a new draft constitution, the merits of which are currently under debate both in Kyrgyzstan and in international forums. New or modified provisions address fundamental issues such as the political model, separation of powers, the judicial system, human rights and local self-government.
Legal Framework,
Elections,
Election Law
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