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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
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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
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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
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Report/Paper
Republic of Kazakhstan, Final Project Report: October 1, 1997-September 30, 2002
This report discusses IFES actions resulting from the establishment of the regional office (in Alamty, Kazakhstan) in Central Asia. The report details election monitoring projects, analysis of election laws, voter education events and efforts of developing civil society throughout Kazakhstan.
November 30, 2002
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Report/Paper
Annex to IFES, Republic of Kazakhstan, Final Project Report Oct 1, 1997-Sept 30, 2002: Teachers' Manual for Civic Education Textbook (in Kazakh) 2000
November 30, 2002
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Report/Paper
Annex to IFES, Republic of Kazakhstan, Final Project Report Oct 1, 1997-Sept 30, 2002: Central Asia Regional Election Officials Conference, November 17-20, 1998
This report summarizes the Central Asia Regional Election Officials’ Conference, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from November 1998. The conference included officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
November 30, 2002
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Report/Paper
Annex to IFES, Republic of Kazakhstan, Final Project Report Oct 1, 1997-Sept 30, 2002: Civic Education Textbook, The Civic Education Basic Course, 1st Edition (1999)
November 30, 2002
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Report/Paper
Brazil 1994 Election: Technology Assessment Report, February 28, 1995
This Election Technology Assessment from the 1994 elections in Brazil details IFES’ audit of the vote tabulation software used in Brazilian elections. The report focuses on the technological innovations in Brazilian electoral administration, the future direction of its modernization, and the applicability of the concepts and technologies involved to election administration in other countries.
Specifically,
IFES conducted studies on the Brazilian development of a cost-effective indigenous election technology which could be applied to other developing countries.
February 27, 1995
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Report/Paper
Election Day Observations Interim Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan, 22 January 1995
This report summarizes IFES observations from the 1995 parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan. The election observers monitored elections in order to train people in country to serve as official observers in future elections. Pictures from election day are included in the report.
January 31, 1995
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Report/Paper
Ethiopia: Pre-Election Technical Assessment, May 1994
This report analyzes the electoral situation in Ethiopia prior to the 1994 elections. The report identifies pre-election tasks that the Government should implement for successful elections. The report also lists suggestions for future elections.
April 30, 1994