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Southern Sudan Registers to Vote in the Referendum
An estimated 3.9 million Southern Sudanese registered in November and December 2010 to cast a ballot in the referendum occurring between January 9-15, 2011. The SSRC has established polling centers in the north and in eight countries (Australia, Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the UK, and the USA) and the SSRB has established polling stations throughout Southern Sudan. As a key milestone of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the referendum will determine whether Sudan remains unified or if the ten states of Southern Sudan will secede. At least 60% of those registered to vote must cast a ballot for the results to be binding.
News & Updates
Feature
Sudan’s First Vote After Peace Agreement
From April 11 to 15, 2010, Sudan’s citizens turned out to vote in the first nationwide election held since 1986. The election, a key milestone of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), marked the first time the vast majority of Sudanese had ever voted and served as an important opportunity for those in the south and Abyei to practice this civic duty in anticipation of the next CPA milestones: the January 2011 Referendum on Southern Sudan’s independence and Abyei Referendum. Nationally, Omar Hassan al-Bashir was re-elected as President of Sudan with 68% of the vote, and in the South, Salva Kiir Mayardit was re-elected as President of Southern Sudan with just shy of 93% of Southern Sudan’s vote.
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Sudan Civic and Voter Education Baseline Study
In August 2008, IFES, through the support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), fielded a team of experts to carry out a baseline study of civic and voter education in Sudan as a resource to the Canadian government and to the wider Electoral Donors Group (EDG) in Sudan.
October 27, 2008
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Report/Paper
Technical Assistance Project, Guyana, Final Report April 30, 1998
This report discusses the procurement of election materials for the 1997 presidential and parliamentary elections in Guyana. The report also discusses IFES election observations from the 1997 general elections.
April 29, 1998
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.
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Guyana Final Report, Civil and Voter Registration and Identification System
This report focuses on the creation and implementation of a new civil registry and voter identification system in Guyana. The report also discusses the possibility of creating an independent Elections Commission to foster free and fair elections.
July 31, 1995
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Report/Paper
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
Local Government Elections 1994
“Local Government Elections 1994” is a pamphlet containing reference material regarding the history, structure, and responsibilities of Guyanese local government. Also provided is a list of neighborhood district councils and towns as well as brief descriptions of local democratic organizations.
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.
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Final Report, Guyana Election Assistance Project, October 1990 to November 1992
This report serves as a summary of IFES’ role in the development of the Guyanese electoral process for the October 1992 national elections. IFES technical support for these elections included the provision of electoral materials, helping with the logistics of the election and civic education.
January 31, 1993