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ON THE HORIZON

Guatemala DeditosWhen Guatemalan election officials needed help driving traffic to their new website and guiding voters through the online registration process, IFES responded with a few fingers.
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FEATURES
Fifteen percent of the world's population has a disability, according to the most recent estimates by the World Health Organization. This is up from previous estimates of 10%.
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Although successful elections are possible without registering voters, a registration process and the production of a voter register has many significant advantages. Two major advantages are an increase in transparency of the electoral process and facilitating an appeals process for a voter who is denied inclusion.
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PHOTO GALLERY
Voter registration in Nepal
In an effort to increase the quality of the voter's list and reduce the possibility of voter fraud, Nepal's Election Commission began implementing a three-phase voter registration program in September 2010. The new registration process is computerized and, in addition to personal information, collects the registrant's photos and fingerprints, marking the first time biometrics have been used in the voter registration process in Nepal.
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FIELD NOTEBOOK
Sunset in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe Election experts often move to different countries for their work. Sometimes they are lucky to return to some of their favorites, as has been the case for Staffan Darnolf, IFES Chief of Party in Zimbabwe, who lived in the Southern African country in the 1990's.
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