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Plebiscito de Ermo/Turvo
“The Referendum in Ermo/Turvo” is a voter handbook, available in Portuguese, issued in 1993 by the Regional Electoral Tribunal of Santa Catarina, in lead up to the September 19, 2003 Referendum in Ermo/Turvo, Brazil. The handbook is meant to provide voters with information about voting and to instruct them, step by step, on how to make use of the electronic voting machine.
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Report/Paper
South Africa: Technical Assistance Report
This report summarizes IFES’ technical assistance mission to South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission. The report is particular to the National and Provincial Elections in April 1994 with an aim towards recommendations for future elections.
October 31, 1994
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.
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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.
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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
Election Material
Ballot
Brazil General Election Electionic Ballot 1995
Printout of a sample electronic ballot from the Brazil in the Region of Minas Gerais.
News & Updates
Feature
IFES Field Staff
Mike Yard is a recognized international election administration and technology expert with over 25 years of experience. He has advised election authorities in over 15 countries and served as the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Chief of Party in Kenya and Uganda. In this Q&A, Yard discusses his experience during South Africa’s historic 1994 general elections, the role of technology in democratic progress in Africa, and other democratic achievements on the continent.
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Recipients of Research Fund: Supporting Online Campaigning Transparency
Internet Lab and Expert Forum are the first recipients of IFES's Community of Practice Research Fund.