IFES Supports the Central Election Commission in Outreach to Election Administrators from Europe and Eurasia

March 03, 2011

IFES supported Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) in hosting an international conference of regional election administrators in Singhaghi from February 9-11.   The event brought together Georgian election commissioners with top-ranking election officials from Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Latvia; Lithuania; Macedonia; Romania; Slovenia; and Ukraine.

Elections, Electoral Systems, Election Management

Political Finance in Post-Conflict Societies

May 01, 2006

This study of political finance in post-conflict society identifies lessons learned from international donor-funded efforts to support political processes in post-conflict environments in general and the funding of political parties and campaign finance in particular. The document consists of eight case studies that seek to improve our understanding not only of the political dynamics of post-conflict situations but also of how to rally international support for holding elections and supporting democratization under such circumstances.

Public Funding, Political Finance, Post-conflict

IFES Bosnia and Herzegovina Voter Education and Civic Organizing Project, FINAL REPORT, Concerning USAID Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC)

June 2002

This report summarizes IFES efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina to spread and enhance voter education and civic organizing.  The report details ho IFES urges citizens to realize the information and tools to engage in the political process; help them understand that they have a right and an obligation to demand government accountability; assist them to develop the skills and confidence to approach authorities; and counsel them through the process of seeing their needs met.”  The report also details IFES Citizens' Guides for a number of municipalities, with the goal of completing one in each municipality where IFES has a presence. These guides explain local government structure and the responsibilities of each agency and official and provide the municipal budget and phone numbers to contact officials.

Civil Society, Elections

Bosnia and Herzegovina Civic Education Program for 1999-2000

January 2001

This report summarizes IFES efforts towards building a civil society in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1999 and 2000.  The report details the projects aims and methods for establishing and supporting civil society in BiH.  The report includes information on pre-election voter education, student involvement, inter-ethnic civic leadership and training.  Also included are brochures, meeting agendas and minutes and various other documents from the project.    

Youth and Elections, Elections, Civil Society, Voter Registration

Your Guide to the Voting Process

August 1998

Election Procedures, Election Law, Election Management, Elections, Civic Education

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1997 IFES Voter and Civic Education Project

January 1998

This report summarizes the actions of IFES voter and civic education efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997.  The report details the recruitment and training of local employees, interviews with officials participating in municipal elections and pre-election democracy training.  The report further discusses the role of local NGOs, materials development, post-election implementation and voter registration.  The report concludes with recommendations for the future.  This report also provides documentation from the elections, including election and registration manuals in Serbo-Croatian, and a copy of the “Handbook on local non-governmental organizations in Central Bosnia.”   

Elections, Democracy Assistance, Election Management, Civil Society, Voter Registration

NGO Coordination and Development: Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July - August 1997

September 1997

Civil Society, Elections

Voter Education Program for 1996, Bosnia and Herzegovina

March 25, 1997

Election Disputes, Civil Society, Democracy Assistance, Election Management, Elections

Information Technology Mission: May - September 1996, Bosnia and Herzegovina

December 1996

This report summarizes IFES’ provision of technical assistance to the Provisional Election Commission (PEC) in Bosnia Herzegovina in 1995.  The IFES projects assisted with preparation for the September 14, 1996 National Elections.  This report discusses in detail the USAID-funded project which was the most technologically complex of the IFES projects - an Information Technology Mission whose work began in May 1996 as the OSCE began to realize the importance and necessity of an Information Technology capability within the Sarajevo headquarters.

Political Parties, Election Observation, Elections, Civil Society, Election Management

Electoral Code Working Group, Bosnia and Herzegovina Activity Compendium, January - March, 1996

April 1996

This report summarizes the process, conclusions and recommendations of the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Electoral Code Working Group (ECWG), which took place from January to March, 1996.  The document discusses the legality of elections in BiH, the elements of citizenship and voting issues following the Dayton Peace Agreement.  The document includes a report entitled Law on Elections: A Technical Analysis, which provides commentary on electoral laws in BiH.  Lastly, a Voter Education Plan for Pre-Election Activities is included in the end of the report.  

Election Disputes, Governance, Rule of Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Society