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Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal and USAID Formalize Cooperation on Electoral Processes
On March 26, Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) signed a letter of understanding (LoU) with USAID to formalize their cooperation through the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening “Electoral Governance and Reforms Program.” IFES worked with USAID and the TSE to finalize the LoU draft prior to the ceremony.
News & Updates
Feature
IFES Conducts First CRPD Training with Georgian Public Defender’s Office
Persons with disabilities around the world encounter barriers to their political participation, and countries like Georgia are taking steps toward more inclusive policies and practices. In December 2013, Georgia ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which calls on states to recognize the rights of persons with disabilities and to adopt appropriate measures to ensure that those rights are fully enjoyed.
Publication
Book
Gender Equality & Election Management Bodies: A Best Practices Guide
The full participation of women and men in a country's political and decision-making processes as voters, candidates, elected officials and electoral management body (EMB) staff is crucial. Yet, despite a set of robust international instruments and many positive developments in recent years, women represent only 21.7 percent of world's parliamentarians and in many countries they continue to be marginalized and underrepresented in political and electoral processes. Clearly, major steps still need to be taken before true gender equality is achieved in this arena.
September 23, 2014
Publication
Report/Paper
Georgia's Parliamentary Electoral System
The term ‘electoral system’ is used to describe the structure by which votes cast in an election result in legislative seats (or executive offices) won by political parties and candidates. The most common methods used in elections for legislatures are plurality/majority, proportional representation or mixed systems.
March 01, 2011
Publication
Report/Paper
Use of Administrative Resources for Election Campaign in Georgia - 1st Report
There has been an unprecedented increase in the funding allocated to local government entities in
Georgia’s state budget ahead of the 2010 local elections. The total transfers to local government bodies
in the state budget exceed the previous year’s figure by 34%. At the same time, there has been a
considerable increase in the number of employees in the Tbilisi Mayor’s Office and in the regional
administrative bodies. The resulting growth of salary funds is at odds with President Saakashvili’s
policy of reducing bureaucracy costs. Those who oppose this approach have suggested that state money
is being used to employ the people who are to participate in the ruling party’s election campaign.
March 29, 2010
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Financial Report of the Election Campaign Fund of the Election Subjects – Republic of Georgia
Disclosure forms submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Georgia (English language)
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
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
Manual del Observador Electoral del CACIF
“Manual for the CACIF’s Electoral Observer” is an informative handbook, available in Spanish, believed to be published in 2003 by the CACIF, Guatemala in lead up to the November 9, 2003 Guatemalan General Elections. The handbook describes the concept behind the formation of the electoral observer’s group of CACIF, such as: the objectives, strategies, recommendations, the rights and responsibilities of the observers.