5 Jan 2009 | Publication
The December 29 elections in Bangladesh have been reported as free, fair and peaceful by international and domestic observer groups including the Asian Network for Free and Fair Elections (ANFREL...
30 Nov 2008 | Publication
The survey report provides a detailed summary and analysis of the results collected from two international conferences in November 2008.
25 Nov 2008 | Multimedia
Representing more than 40 countries top election officials explore key election issues and democracy-development challenges.
31 Oct 2008 | Publication
30 Apr 2008 | Publication
This paper was presented at the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Athens, Greece in November 2008. Under the premise that political finance is a necessary feature of political...
27 Jan 2008 | Election Material
Election finance regulations submitted by the National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone prior to the 2008 elections.
8 Jan 2008 | Multimedia
IFES is assisting Sierra Leonean election officials as they register candidates, educate voters and introduce new political finance regulations.
2 Jan 2008 | Publication
NEC Sierra Leone - A guide for financial reporting after the 2008 local government elections.
1 Jan 2008 | Publication
A practical manual for campaign finance monitors in Lebanon developed by the Lebanese Transparency Association.
31 Dec 2007 | Publication
The Transparency International working paper addresses the balance between money and politics as it relates to corruption.
31 Oct 2007 | Election Material
This document is an excerpt of the Organic Law on Political Parties The excerpts address issues of money and politics, violations, and penalties.
29 Jun 2007 | Publication
Citizens in many countries are upset because they believe the current financing of politics (which involves corruption and under-the-table deals) is violating the basic democratic values of equal...
15 Jun 2007 | Publication
Under a joint project of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. State Department (EUR/ACE), Democracy International (DI) conducted a comprehensive study of efforts to...
21 Feb 2007 | Election Material
Timor Leste - Political Party Law
31 Dec 2006 | Election Material
“50 Ans au Coeur de la Democratie” is a leaflet from 2007, available in French, which celebrates the fact that the Director General of Elections in Quebec has been at the heart of the electoral...
31 Jul 2006 | Election Material
This “Voter’s Guide” was published for residents of St. Louis City and County, Missouri in lead up to the August 8, 2006 primary election. The piece provides key dates and times, such as the day...
30 Apr 2006 | Publication
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...
31 Oct 2005 | Publication
A manual for Political Parties, Coalitions and Alliances and Independent Candidates.
29 Jun 2005 | Publication
IFES has produced this handbook as part of its Training in Detection and Enforcement (TIDE) program with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program...
30 Apr 2005 | Election Material
“Campagne nationale d’education electorale” is a pamphlet from May 2005, available in French, which educates readers about their right and responsibility to vote. The document, published with the...
30 Jan 2005 | Publication
The Africa Political Party Finance Initiative is one of the first attempts to understand and evaluate the challenges of political party financing in Africa. Undertaken by the National Democratic...
1 Nov 2004 | Publication
Published in November 2004, this report focuses upon implementation in Indonesia’s 2004 elections of legal requirements for financial reporting by political parties and candidates. This report...
31 Jan 2004 | Publication
31 Dec 2003 | Publication
This paper addresses how, regardless of the differences in the electoral systems, most ‘unfair’ elections result from the political finance irregularities connected with unequal participation.
31 Dec 2003 | Publication
Political finance is influenced by, and influences, relations between parties, politicians, party membership and the electorate. Money matters for democracy because much of...
28 Nov 2003 | Publication
31 Oct 2003 | Publication
Developed with the support of IFES research and expertise,
this handbook is a primer on the topic of money in politics with special
emphasis on the role of disclosure.
12 Oct 2003 | Election Material
“Department of Political Organizations. Register of Citizens” is an electoral directory guide, available in Spanish, issued in 2003 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala in lead up to the...
8 Oct 2003 | Election Material
In relation to the conduct of factual verification of election participants from political parties as regulated in KPU Decree Number 615 of 2003, I hereby reconfirm to you the following matters.
3 Oct 2003 | Election Material
Disclosure forms submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Georgia (English language)
30 Sep 2003 | Election Material
“Congress to Legislative Information” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued by the Constitutional Court in Guatemala and intended to provide contact information for all members...
30 Sep 2003 | Election Material
“Political Organizations’ Electoral Censurers” is an informative manual, available in Spanish, published in 2003 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala, in lead up to the November 9, 2003...
15 Sep 2003 | Election Material
“General Elections 2003” is a General Electoral Report, available in Spanish, published in 2003 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala, in lead up to the 2003 Guatemalan General Elections...
31 Aug 2003 | Publication
18 Jun 2003 | Publication
This report is issued as a record of the observations made by the IFES mission concerning the 2003 nationwide elections in Paraguay. It also presents a series of technical suggestions for...
31 May 2003 | Publication
30 Apr 2003 | Publication
Published in May 2003, this report examines opportunities for improving regulation and disclosure of political party and candidate funding in the election campaign through the development of...
15 Apr 2003 | Election Material
This document notes the adoption of Recommendation (2003) 4 on common rules against corruption in the funding of political parties and electoral campaigns for Council of Europe member states.
15 Apr 2003 | Election Material
The Council of Europe lays out common rules against corruption in the funding of political parties and campaigns.
31 Mar 2003 | Election Material
“Your Vote Counts” is a voter graphic pamphlet, available in Romanian, issued in 2003 by the Association for Democratic Participation of Moldova, in lead up to the May 25, 2003 Local Elections in...
31 Mar 2003 | Election Material
“The Electoral Law and Political Parties Law and Its Regulations” is an electoral guide, available in Spanish, issued in April 2003 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala. The guide...
26 Mar 2003 | Election Material
The implementing directives on the re-registration, registration of establishment, registration of amendments to the deed of establishment and standing orders, name, symbol, logo, executive board at...
31 Dec 2002 | Publication
Lithuania has rapidly developed both politically and economically since emerging from the Soviet Union in 1991. While the country has built a functioning parliamentary system of government, has...
31 Dec 2002 | Election Material
31 Dec 2002 | Election Material
