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A Pre-Election Assessment and Budget Analysis, July 3-10, 1992
This pre-election assessment and budget analysis reports on IFES findings in Kenya. The report discusses the preliminary findings, legal framework, role of the electoral commission and ballots. Additionally, the report details civic education and budgetary tools.
July 31, 1992
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Report/Paper
Election Observation Report of the Elections to the House of Representatives, Republic of Croatia, 29 October 1995
This report was completed in 1995, shortly after the adoption of new electoral laws in Croatia. IFES election observers arrived to monitor the October 1995 Parliamentary elections. IFES concerns about the new election laws and the manner in which they were adopted along with the consequences of their adoption are discussed in the report. The report also provides a break down and explanation of electoral laws in Croatia.
November 30, 1995
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Report/Paper
Toward Credible and Legitimate Elections in Kenya: Recommendations for Action
This report summarizes IFES efforts to reform Kenya’s voter registration procedures prior to the 1997 general elections.
March 31, 1996
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Report/Paper
Toward Credible and Legitimate Elections in Kenya: Part II, IFES Assessment Report
This assessment discusses the electoral system in Kenya with an eye towards helping the Kenyan Electoral Commission in the 1997 general elections. The report identifies the Commission’s needs, including voter registration.
April 30, 1997
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IFES Technical Assistance to the UNTAES Mission in Eastern Slavonia, April-June 1997
This report summarizes the findings of various IFES election specialists who evaluated the Eastern Slavonia Municipal Election in March of 1997. The report focuses on four major themes: election administration and training, voter education and information, information technology an election observation.
July 31, 1997
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Book
A Guide for the Auditor of a Candidate in a Federal Election: Pursuant to the Canada Elections Act (2000) - Canada
October 01, 2000
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Report/Paper
Evaluation of Communications Technology Use for Elections 2002, Kenya
This report on communications technology used in the 2002 elections in Kenya identifies problems that occurred in the election and highlights how to implement new procedures and systems which address those problems.
December 31, 2002
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Report/Paper
Spending Limits as a Policy Option
Citizens in many countries are upset because they believe the current financing of politics (which involves corruption and under-the-table deals) is violating the basic democratic values of equal opportunity, transparency and accountability. One way to bring the funding of political parties and candidates into line with these values is to regulate campaign expenditures through spending limits. This is a viable option, but such limits must be designed and implemented with care.
June 29, 2007
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Report/Paper
Ethnic Divisions and Electoral System Design: Prospects for Reform in Kenya
In "Ethnic Divisions and Electoral System Design: Prospects for Reform in Kenya", Shane McGee, IFES' 2008 William and Kathy Hybl Democracy Studies Fellow, suggests that a country with deep ethnic cleavages like Kenya would greatly benefit from shifting its electoral system from a plurality to a mixed-member system.
July 09, 2008