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The Referendum. The Guide.
Published by the Electoral Referendum Panel of New Zealand in 1993, “The Referendum, the Guide” serves as an informative document to New Zealand voters comparing the existing system of electing members of parliament (First-Past-the-Post System) against the newly proposed system (Mixed Member Proportional System). This document also provides information on the effect of each system on minor parties, New Zealand policy, and Maori representation. Further information on candidates and electorate boundaries is also included.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
1993, No 87, Electoral Analysis
1993, No 87, Electoral Analysis
Election Material
Civic Education Material
What is MMP?
Published in 1993 by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand, “What is MMP?” advocates for the implementation of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s members of parliament. This leaflet provides five reasons for advocating the MMP system and includes a space for donations to the ERC in order to fund the implementation of MMP.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
What is PR? What is MMP?
This brief brochure entitled “What is PR? What Is MMP?” was published in 1993 by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand. It highlights the differences between the Proportional Representation and the Mixed Member Proportional systems of electing New Zealand parliamentary members. These differences arise in areas such as fairness, simplicity, and effects on stability in the government and in national policy.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Why you should vote for MMP
“Why you should vote for MMP” is a leaflet produced by the Electoral Reform Coalition in New Zealand in 1993 that provides 5 reasons to vote for the implementation of the Mixed Member Proportional system of electing New Zealand’s members of parliament. Reasons include fairness of the system, equal worth of each vote, and greater individual influence on the election result.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Women and MMP
“Women and MMP” is a leaflet produced in 1993 by the Women’s Electoral Lobby and the Electoral Reform Coalition arguing that the new Mixed Member Proportional proposed system of electing members of the New Zealand parliament is beneficial to women candidates. In this leaflet, graphs are shown supporting the assertion that women have a greater role both as voters and as candidates under a Mixed Member Proportional system.
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Report/Paper
Technical Election Assisstance Project, Romania, March 10- September 29, 1992
This report summarizes IFES’ technical election assistance project in Romania. The report offers assistance and advice to a wide range of non-governmental organizations and government ministries on voter education issues in the country.
November 30, 1992
Publication
Report/Paper
Electoral Systems Seminar: Brasov, Romania, September 2-4, 1992
This report summarizes findings from a seminar which brought together all groups involved in the democratic process in Romania in order to discuss freely and openly the political process in the country in the weeks prior to the September parliamentary and presidential elections. Participants included mayors, prefects, judges from local electoral tribunals, political parties and non-governmental organizations.
September 30, 1992
Publication
Report/Paper
IFES Civic Education Workshop, Romania, August 31 - September 4, 1992
This report summarizes a combined IFES/USAID
workshop designed to present basic skills of democratic leadership to a select group of Romanian leaders.
September 30, 1992
Election Material
Ballot
Romania Presidential Ballot 1992
Ballot used in the first round of the 1992 presidential election in Romania. The main candidates in the 27 Septemeber election were Ion ILIESCU (Democratic National Salvation Front), Emil CONSTANTINESCU, and Gheorghe FUNAR (Romanian National Unity Party). A second round of voting was held on 11 October.