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Report on the First Tunisian Multiparty Legislative Elections
This report summarizes IFES findings from the first Tunisian multiparty legislative elections from April 1989. The report summarizes the findings and election observations from an IFES team who observed the election.
April 30, 1989
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Rapport d Evaluation Pre-Electorale: Tunisie (Decembre 15-22, 1993)
Ce rapport est un résume d’une évaluation technique pré-électoral en Tunisie de 1993. Le rapport discute les lois électorales et donne des recommandations pour les élections futures au Tunisie.
January 30, 1994
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Pre-Election Technical Assessment: Tunisia, December 15 - 22 1993
This report summarizes an IFES conducted pre-election technical assessment in Tunisia in late 1993, prior to the parliamentary elections in March 1994. The report makes several recommendations including changes to electoral laws, consolidating the administration of elections into an independent authority, greater political openness and lengthening the period of political campaigning.
January 30, 1994
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Technical Assessment of the Philippines Electoral System
This technical assessment of the Philippines Electoral System was conducted in the summer of 1995. The report offers a number of observations and options for consideration for the Filipino Congress and the Comelex to improve the electoral system.
September 10, 1995
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Election Modernization and Voter Education, Republic of the Philippines: Interim Report, September - December 1996
This report is designed to be used as a resource document for all those involved in the electoral reform and modernization process in the Philippines. Included in the report are recommendations for legal and regulatory reforms, Focus Group data and an outline of a comprehensive Voter Information and Education Program.
February 28, 1997
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Voter Information and Education Project: Republic of the Philippines
This report summarizes the results of the voter information and education project in the Philippines in 1997. The report was
developed as both an internal and external resource, and was intended to help COMELEC understand the realities of current citizen concerns and needs to develop a more targeted approach to future voter education and information programs.
February 28, 1997
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Philippines: House of Representatives Modernization: A Technical Assessment
This report assesses the technical needs of the Philippine House of Representatives (HOR) for its modernization project (circa 1997). IFES objectives were to analyze information technology needs of the HOR, analyze the existing resources available to the House, and provide recommendations for updating the computerized capability.
September 30, 1997
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Lithuania: Money and Politics Case Study
Lithuania has rapidly developed both politically and economically since emerging from the Soviet Union in 1991. While the country has built a functioning parliamentary system of government, has become a member of NATO, and is on the verge of joining the European Union, it still faces many problems associated with the many consolidating democracies around the world. As in all democracies, populations need to trust that those they elect will represent their interests. Problems such as corruption, weaknesses in laws concerning the political financing, and unaccounted for political income and expenditures threaten the credibility of the process and hinder the speed at which democracy is consolidated. Additionally, Lithuania lacks the high level of vibrant debate about the issue of political financing among scholars, journalists and civil society bodies required to promote meaningful reform. Recognizing this, Lithuania has developed an independent Central Electoral Committee (CEC) and adopted laws requiring detailed and public disclosure of political finance accounts. Prior to conducting Money and Politics programming in Lithuania, the CEC had made a demonstrable interest in making information public. While scanning summary report of accounts and placing them on the internet, the user could not search, not easily compare and analyze the information. Interested parties were required to make an appointment to view more detailed, paper-based information. Further, while the Tax Authorities are required to audit final political party reports, enforcement is widely considered to be weak. Few, if any, cases of political finance violations have been forwarded and investigated, not to mention prosecuted. By addressing the difficult issues surrounding political finance with the support of IFES in 2002 and 2003, Lithuania is emerging as a model for other consolidating democracy to follow. Significant areas remain to be addressed. While Lithuania has taken concrete steps to reform political finance legislation, open political finance information to public scrutiny and oversight, and encourage debate, further efforts are required to actively enforce laws and regulations and raise the level of debate among the various governmental, legislative, and civil society groups. By addressing these areas, Lithuania has the potential for being an example of best practices while making local expertise and resources to other countries undergoing similar reforms.
December 31, 2002
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Advancing Reforms in Philippine Election Administration and Management: Toward a Comprehensive Approach
The overall objective of this project was to assist the Commission on elections (COMELEC) and other governmental and non-governmental counterparts in reforming the management of Philippine elections
November 30, 2006