One of the tools used by IFES’ local trainers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was the boîte à images, or picture box. The boîte contains 27 pictures that illustrate important concepts of democracy, free elections and civic responsibility after the polls.
Photo Gallery
29 Jun 2006
Mexicans living abroad were allowed to vote for the first time in the 2006 election.
1 Jun 2006
Photos from a poll worker training session in the United States
24 Feb 2006
A photo gallery from IFES' election observation project.
6 Feb 2006
The mandate of the EVER project is to monitor and mitigate election violence among all electoral participants in Iraq.
26 Jan 2006
A photo gallery from the 2006 parliamentary elections in the Palestinian Territories
8 Dec 2005
Out-of-country voting for the Iraqi election began on March 5, 2010 in 16 countries around the world. The Iraqi ambassador to the U.S., Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)—an IFES board member, and IFES President and CEO Bill Sweeney visited the polling station in Washington, DC. It is estimated that at least 2,500 Iraqis will vote at the DC polling station.