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Election Investigations Guidebook
Grounded in international principles and comparative experience, this Guidebook was designed to be a tool for practitioners responsible for carrying out election investigation processes.
December 17, 2020
News & Updates
Press Release
IFES Releases New Guidebook on How to Investigate Election Disputes
IFES experts tackle the unique challenges to investigating election disputes in the U.S. and around the world.
News & Updates
Feature
Disinformation and Social Media in Elections: A Conversation with Justice José Luis Vargas Valdez
Social media offers tangible benefits to democratic discourse but also presents considerable challenges. On February 28, IFES held an event on Capitol Hill focused on emerging approaches to disinformation and social media in elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Election Guide
“Election Guide” is a voter guide published in 1970 by the Pennsylvania Department of State, in lead up to the May 19, 1970 General Primary Election and the November 3, 1970 General Election, and intended to provide voters with general information on elections, voter registration, how to run for office, how to vote by absentee ballot, expenses accounts, and the ways elections are held. Additionally, it contains an Election Calendar with the most important election dates of 1970
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Book
Primer on the U.S. Election System
This primer provides an overview of all aspects of the American electoral process, from how campaigns are conducted to the mechanics of the voting process.
November 16, 2012
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
Designing Electoral Systems to Combat Ethnic Divides
IFES’ 2012 Hybl Fellow Geoffrey Macdonald, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Denver, is exploring how electoral system design and party rules incentivize ethnic groups to form political associations. In this interview, he shares his findings and gives us an overview of the role of ethnicity in politics around the world.
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Book
The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles that Control Election Challenges, 2nd Edition
The Resolution of Election Disputes, 2nd Edition is the most up-to-date centralized information source for understanding, responding to, and preventing election disputes and irregularities in the U.S.
January 11, 2008
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Boleta Presidencial
“The Presidential Ballot” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 2004 by the Central Electoral Board in lead up to the May 16, 2004 Presidential Election in the Dominican Republic. The brochure contains voter instructions to guide electors through the voting process on the day of the election as well as a sample list of the candidate political parties for the elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Cartilla Educativa
“Educational Booklet CD” is the cover of a CD, available in Spanish, issued in 2004 by the Central Electoral Board of the Dominican Republic, in lead up to the 2004 Presidential Election in the Dominican Republic. The CD is meant to serve as an electoral training device.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Cartilla Educativa para Elecciones Ordinarias Generales Presidenciales 2004
“Educational Booklet for the Ordinary General Presidential Election” is an election guide, available in Spanish, issued in 2004 by the Central Electoral Board of the Dominican Republic, in lead up to the 2004 Presidential Election. The guide is meant to provide the election officials with detailed information about the procedures that would bring to a satisfactory development of the elections. The guide is a source of information for the election officials to understand the procedures before, during, and after the elections. It contains descriptions and explanations of each one of the four stages of the electoral process: organizing the elections, voting, scrutiny, and the results.