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Elections on Trial Project: Inaugural Meeting of the Africa Electoral Jurisprudence Working Group
IFES is working to establish regional peer networks of election arbiters, which allow judges and election commissioners to discuss best practices and share comparative examples of how other countries deal with specific categories of complaints and disputes. Following the inaugural meeting of the Europe and Eurasia Electoral Jurisprudence Network in Lithuania last year, the pilot Africa network event took place in South Africa on April 16-17.
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Report/Paper
Regional Director on “Political Campaign Finance: Safeguarding Electoral Integrity 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 campaign finance. His piece, “Political Campaign Finance: Safeguarding Electoral Integrity in Africa,” examined the role of election management bodies in fostering accountability and transparency.
January 29, 2019
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Guide des Representants des Partis Politiques
“Guide des Représentants des Partis Politiques” is a pamphlet from 2000, available in French, which serves as an informational guide for the political party representatives that will observe the running of the October 2000 Presidential Election in the Ivory Coast. The document, published with the help of the National Democratic Institute, details what the representatives should look for and what their responsibilities are. The pamphlet also contains various tables to fill with notes and observations.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Ballot 99: South Africa Votes
The May/June 1999 edition of Ballot 99: South Africa Votes, published by Independent Newspapers, provides voter information, political party policy stances, election articles, cartoons, and advertisements, as well as interviews with South African citizens and their stances on current issues. Also included in this edition is a message from South African president Nelson Mandela that urges the public to exercise their right to vote.
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Report/Paper
Qatar: Training for Women Candidates 1999 Central Municipal Council Elections - Final Report
In 1998, the International Foundation for Election Systems ("IFES") conducted a comprehensive training program in Doha, Qatar for women candidates running for office in the March 8, 1999 municipal council election in Qatar. This report summarizes IFES’ efforts.
December 31, 1998
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Advertising for nomination of women candidates for election of central municipal council
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Report/Paper
Revision du Register Electoral et Preparations Electorales Evaluation Technique, le 19 octobre, 4 novembre
This report concerns IFES efforts at voter registration in the Ivory Coast in 1994 for the national elections scheduled for 1995. The report includes notes from meetings with political parties, civic groups, government administrators, diplomatic corps and NGOs. The report discusses four major concern areas for the 1995 elections: lack of openness among the government, lack of participation in the revision process by opposition parties, the seamless relationship between the leading political party and the Ivoirian government and lastly, the vague laws regulating the electoral system in the Ivory Coast.
December 31, 1994
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Collection of Voter Education Materials from South Africa: Flyers, Posters, Instructions, etc.
This document contains a collection of posters, flyers and civic education literature pertaining to the 1994 national elections in South Africa. Included are posters with the exact date of the election and pamphlets depicting the voting and registration process. The material was part of an effort made to provide voter education to the large swath of the South African population who had been denied voting rights until this time.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Hello Voters for the New South Africa
Hello Voters for the New South Africa is a pre-election magazine that introduces the political organizations participating in the upcoming 1994 national elections. Each political organization’s manifesto, constitution, and answers to citizens’ questions are provided. Also included are the pictures and short biographies on the five senior members of each political organization.