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Recommendations for Electoral Reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
An IFES white paper presents considerations and recommendations for electoral reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to shore up the credibility of future elections.
August 20, 2020
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Report/Paper
Regional Director on “The Elections We Want” in Africa
As part of its annual report, the Wilson Center Africa Program asked IFES Regional Director for Africa Rushdi Nackerdien to contribute an essay on recent African elections. His piece, “The Elections We Want,” covered 2017 elections in Angola, Rwanda, Liberia, Senegal, the Gambia, and Kenya, and their implications for election practitioners moving forward.
January 31, 2018
Election Material
Constitution
Constitution (Amendment) Act 2000
Act amending Articles 110, 161, 177, 184, and 226 of the Constitution of Guyana (1980).
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Daraja Update
This November 1997 issue of “Daraja” touches on the struggle to achieve civic elections in Kenya and promoting democracy and good governance in Africa. The lead article focuses on the effort to enhance civic education and elections in the midst of executive governmental power that is not in favor of promoting political participation or expanding democracy. The second major piece describes the pathway to achieving peace in Africa and six major impediments to achieving strong democracy in the region. The challenges presented by the article to developing democracy in Africa are overcoming violence, sound democracy development managment, enhancing the role of civil society, mainstreaming women into politics, increasing the capacity of African institutions that allow for democracy development and developing an ownership of democratic reforms in order to bring about demcoracy that fits the region and culture that it will be governing.
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Toward Credible and Legitimate Elections in Kenya: Part II, IFES Assessment Report
This assessment discusses the electoral system in Kenya with an eye towards helping the Kenyan Electoral Commission in the 1997 general elections. The report identifies the Commission’s needs, including voter registration.
April 30, 1997
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Guyana Elections Commission Vote '97 Enhancing the Electoral System
Prior to the December 15th, 1997 Guyana elections for President and members of the National Assembly, the Guyana Elections Commission published this pamphlet detailing voting instructions, registration information, and candidate information for Guyana’s citizens. A sample ballot, detailed illustrations, and general political structure information is also provided.
Election Material
Constitution
Constitution of The Republic of Guyana
The Constitution of the Republic of Guyana to include the first twelve constitutional amendments (1996).
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Report/Paper
Toward Credible and Legitimate Elections in Kenya: Recommendations for Action
This report summarizes IFES efforts to reform Kenya’s voter registration procedures prior to the 1997 general elections.
March 31, 1996
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Guyana Election Technical Assessment Report: 1994 Local Government and Municipal Elections
This report discusses IFES’ voter and civic education program, its poll worker training program and the provision of goods in Guyana’s 1994 local and municipal elections (the first contested elections in more than two decades).
October 31, 1994
Election Material
Civic Education Material
How to Vote at 1994 Local Government Elections
“How to Vote at 1994 Local Government Elections” provides illustrated boxes containing step-by-step instructions as to how to vote in the 1994 Guyana local elections. Also provided are the powers of the soon-to-be elected local Council in order to educate Guyanese voters as to what they are voting on and the abilities of their local government. This article also repeatedly encourages the Guyanese people to participate in voting.