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Lebanon's Constitutional Council
On May 26, 2009, the Lebanese Council of Ministers appointed by unanimous vote the last remaining members of the Constitutional Council. The Constitutional Council is established under Article 19 of the Lebanese Constitution to review the constitutionality of laws and to adjudicate on challenges to the results of presidential and parliamentary elections.
May 26, 2009
News & Updates
Press Release
IFES Launches Project to Empower Women in the Middle East
The Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa (SWMENA), a project to improve the legal, political and social standing of women, is underway. IFES, the Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and the Canadian Parliamentary Center (CPC), the partners in this endeavor, hope that the project will remove some of the roadblocks to women’s self-empowerment in the region.
Publication
Report/Paper
Lebanon lowers voting age to 18 years
On 19 March 2009, Parliament voted unanimously to adopt a Constitutional Law to reduce the voting age in Lebanon from 21 years to 18 years. The Law will now be forwarded to the cabinet for the second stage.
March 19, 2009
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Report/Paper
Briefing on Lebanese Voter Register
The voter register in Lebanon is updated annually. Between 10 February and 10 March, the Election Law provides that all Lebanese citizens have the right to check whether they are correctly included on the voter register before it is published on 30 March.
February 08, 2009
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Political Party Law (Timor Leste)
Timor Leste - Political Party Law
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Parliamentary Election Law (Timor Leste)
Timor Leste - Parliamentary Election Law
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Presidential Election Law (Timor Leste)
Timor Leste - Presidential Election Law
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Election Administration Law (Timor Leste)
Timor Leste - Election Administration Law
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Taking Count of East Timor
“Taking Count of East Timor” explains the civil registration process including voter registration rules and regulations, the importance of voting, and when and where to vote. This pamphlet is provided by the East Timor Transitional Administration.
Election Material
Ballot
East Timor Referendum Ballot 1999
Ballot used in the 1999 independence referendum held in the then-Indonesian province of East Timor. Voters were asked if they accepted the proposed special autonomy for East Timor within Indonesia, or whether they rejected the proposal, leading to East Timor's seperation from Indonesia.