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Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Election Disputes
In an effort to guide stakeholders to effectively resolve election complaints, IFES has identified seven principle international standards in electoral complaints adjudication, outlined in this paper.
February 14, 2011
Publication
Report/Paper
Global Trends in The Regulation of Political Finance
This paper deals with the role of money in politics, and in particular with certain efforts by countries around the world to regulate this role. In the current world (and probably since we first started organising ourselves politically), money in politics or political finance as we commonly know it is a central aspect of any political system, whether democratic or undemocratic, "developed" or "developing" and regardless of political culture or tradition.
February 14, 2011
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Report/Paper
Palestinian Local Elections 2010
Under the leadership of President Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian Authority’s Cabinet called the 2004 local elections, managed under the authority of the Ministry of Local Government in three stages throughout 2005. However, because of operational and political challenges, local elections were held in four stages on six different dates and were never finalized; elections in over 100 councils were postponed indefinitely. In February 2010, the Cabinet called for local elections in the West Bank and Gaza for 17 July 2010.
June 09, 2010
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Report/Paper
Challenges to the 2010 Palestinian Elections
Media reports as well as statements by President Abbas, Fatah and Hamas leaders indicate that Palestinian factions have agreed to hold elections in January 2010, even if agreements on other issues have not yet been reached.
June 29, 2009
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Departmento De Organizaciones Politicas Registro de Ciudadanos
“Department of Political Organizations. Register of Citizens” is an electoral directory guide, available in Spanish, issued in 2003 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala in lead up to the 2003 Guatemalan General Election. The guide lists political parties’ name, acronym, secretary general, and address.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Manual para Fiscales de Organizaciones Politicas
“Political Organizations’ Electoral Censurers” is an informative manual, available in Spanish, published in 2003 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala, in lead up to the November 9, 2003 Guatemalan General Elections. The manual is intended to serve as a guide for political organizations’ electoral censurers.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Congreso A Informacion Legislativa
“Congress to Legislative Information” is an informative document, available in Spanish, issued by the Constitutional Court in Guatemala and intended to provide contact information for all members of a certain political party from Guatemala.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Elecciones Generales 2003
“General Elections 2003” is a General Electoral Report, available in Spanish, published in 2003 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala, in lead up to the 2003 Guatemalan General Elections. The report is a record of resolution form requests by political organization and/or parties.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Ley Electoral y de Partidos Politicos
“The Electoral Law and Political Parties Law and Its Regulations” is an electoral guide, available in Spanish, issued in April 2003 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala. The guide includes the texts of the electoral and political parties’ law as well as the regulations of these.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Ley Electoral y de Partidos Politicos y su Reglamento (with how-to-vote guide)
“The Electoral Law and Political Parties Law and its Regulations” is an electoral guide, available in Spanish, issued in 1995 by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala, in lead up to the November 12, 1995 General Elections in Guatemala. The guide includes the texts of the electoral and political parties’ law as well as the regulations of these. Additionally, it contains a brief explanation of the voting procedures.