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Election FAQ
Elections in Colombia: 2014 Presidential Elections
Colombians will cast their ballots to elect a President and Vice President on Sunday, May 25.
Election FAQ
Elections in Colombia: 2014 Congressional and Andean Parliament Elections
Colombia’s National Electoral Council has been steadily preparing for the Congressional and Andean Parliament Elections on March 9. IFES' FAQs sheds light on the electoral process.
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
Skye Christensen On U.S. Election Day, A Look At How Others Vote
While voters withstand long lines and the elements to cast their ballot, Skye Christensen of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, a nonprofit group that helps countries run democratic elections, talks about how other countries run their elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Democracy and You
Published by the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) in 1999, the book entitled Democracy and You: A Guide to Better Understanding provides Namibians with general information and definitions regarding democratic governance and the structure of Namibian politics. In addition to outlines of the Namibian constitution and government, this book includes a civic education essay competition and repeatedly stresses the importance of democracy.
Election Material
Ballot
Colombia Presidential Ballot 1998
Presidential ballot from the first-round of the Colombian presidential election held on 31 May 1998.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Republica de Colombia, Consejo Nacional Electoral y la Registraduria Nacional del Estado Civil
“Republic of Colombia. National Electoral Organization. National Electoral Council. National Registrar of Civil Status” is a flyer/certificate, available in Spanish, issued in 1997 by the National Electoral Organization, and is intended to serve as a certificate of participation for children involved in the first youth elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voto Por la Paz, la Vida Y la Libertad
“Vote for Peace, Life and Freedom” is an info flyer, available in Spanish, issued in 1997 in Colombia, and is intended to encourage voters to support the international humanitarian rights and to become promoters of peace and social justice and put an end to any war featured occurrences.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Participar, Y Votar, la Decision es Nuestra
“It is Our Decision to Participate and Vote” is a civic education discussion guidebook, available in Spanish, believed to be issued in the 1990s by the National Registrar of Civil State, Colombia. The guidebook encourages citizens to participate and vote while offering various options for participation. Additionally, the guidebook includes surveys and an evaluation.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Married Persons Equality Act
This document, published in 1997 by the Namibia Institute for Democracy, outlines the “The Married Persons Equality Act.” The acts primary goal was to abolish marital power and property law. The act outlines the legality of marriage, divorce, spousal rights to personal property and a minimum legal age to marry. Although not focusing on the electoral system this piece nevertheless is an example of the legislative process and civil society development.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Comunicado de Prensa
“Press Release” is a press statement, available in Spanish, issued in 1996 by Orlando Abello Martinez-Aparicio from the National Registrar of Civil Status, Colombia. The press statement comes to inform about a civic education program involving a youth initiative proposal by the Electoral Organization of Colombia.