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Webinar | Abuse of State Resources: Risks and Solutions
On April 28, IFES' Regional Europe Office held a webinar that addressed risks and solutions related to the abuse of state resources.
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The Cycle of Corruption: Elections and the Abuse of State Resources
In many ways, elections are a central component in cycles of systemic corruption. IFES conducted a two-year research project to develop an assessment methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of a given country’s framework for addressing the abuse of state resources in election campaigns. The final product of this project is a detailed methodology that specifically examines three categories of state resources: state personnel; state funds and physical resources; and official government communications to the public.
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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
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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
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Special elections regionales
“Special elections regionales” is a special article in the magazine ‘Ca Rhone-Alpes’ from 1998, available in French, advertizing the upcoming March 15, 1998, regional election to elect members of the Council in Rhone-Alpes, France. The document provides a description of past election in the region of Rhone Alpes, provides statistics of its inhabitants, and explains the structure of the regional Council and how the vote to elect new members will proceed.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Esta chegando mais uma alternativa para voce.
“There is a New Alternative Arriving to You” is an advertising brochure, available in Portuguese, issued in 1997 by the TV COM SP in Brazil. The brochure describes the objectives of a new community-oriented television channel and its programming. Additionally, the brochure comes with a registration form.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Eleicao Municipal de Xaxim
“Municipal Election of Xaxim” is a flyer, available in Portuguese, showing a sample of the keyboard used by the microcomputer in the electoral cabin for the February 12, 1995 Municipal Election in Xaxim, Brazil. The flyer was issued in 1995 by the Regional Electoral Tribunal of Santa Catarina, Brazil and intended to familiarize voters with the voting procedure inside the electoral cabin.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Amigo (a)
“Friend” is a flyer-formatted letter, available in Portuguese, issued in 1994 by the Institute of Socio-Economical Studies, Brazil , in lead up to the October 3, 1994 General Election in Brazil. The letter is intended to the general Brazilian public to encourage participation in the October 3, 1994 General Election. The letter makes reference to the handbook “The Power of Your Vote” to be used as a guidance device for understanding the electoral process in Brazil.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Nao Basta Pintar A Cara
“It is not Enough to Paint Your Face” is a flyer-formatted letter, available in Portuguese, issued in 1994 by the Regional Electoral Tribunal of Santa Catarina, in lead up to the 1994 General Elections in Brazil. The letter is intended to the general Brazilian public in order to encourage participation in the 1994 elections.