ON THE HORIZON

While electoral complaints adjudication does not often garner as much attention as the casting of ballots, it is a crucial a part of the elections process. After all, the legitimacy of an election, and by extension public confidence in democratic institutions, depends in part on the way countries resolve election disputes and complaints.
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FEATURES

As part of its mission to increase the capacity of Election Management Bodies (EMBs), IFES is releasing an updated guide to designing multi-year (typically 5-year) strategic plans, which allow EMBs to establish a clear course for improving the management of election administration and ensure that important milestones in this endeavor are being met in a timely manner.
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A strong correlation exists between a free media environment and the degree to which we can call an election "democratic;" that is, assessing an election's outcome not in the sense of who wins and who loses, but whether the process itself is free and fair.
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NEWS IN BRIEF

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PHOTO GALLERY

Voter Education in Haiti

After a close and controversial first-round presidential vote in November, on March 20 Haiti held a runoff election for its top two presidential candidates, Mirlande Manigat and Michel Martelly.
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FIELD NOTEBOOK

We began our search for 21,220 lanterns on Wednesday morning when we left Abuja for Lagos. We had received an urgent request from USAID the previous afternoon; the United States government wanted to support Nigeria's Independent National Election Commission (INEC) by providing indelible ink markers and rechargeable lanterns for Saturday's presidential election.
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UPCOMING ELECTIONS

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