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Sri Lanka Launches Computerized Voter Registry
Washington, DC – FEBRUARY 8, 2007 – Sri Lanka launched the country’s first computerized voter registry today, the result of a two-year project with IFES that began after the 2004 tsunami destroyed paper voter records in Galle. The tsunami showed how a natural disaster could potentially disenfranchise thousands of voters and consequently shake voters’ confidence in their democratic institutions.
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IFES Urges Guinea to Take Steps to End Violence
IFES is urging Guinean President Lansana Conte to name a prime minister acceptable to the broad spectrum of Guinean people to help bring an end to violent protests
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Acehnese Satisfied With Election Process, Urge Government to Address Economy
A new survey from IFES indicates that a vast majority of Aceh residents are satisfied with the election process that put the government of Governor Irwandi Yusuf in power
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New IFES Book Documents Methods to Mobilize Disabled Voters
A new publication from IFES documents activities and lessons learned from the first-ever project that aimed to increase voting by Nicaraguans with disabilities and thereby make the country’s elections more inclusive.
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FEC and IFES Co-host International Conference on Setting Global Political Finance Standards
The Federal Election Commission and IFES, a non-profit organization dedicated to building democratic societies, co-hosted an international conference, Setting Global Political Finance Standards, on Friday, March 30, 2007.
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GEO Conference - People and Panels
Photos from the plenary sessions of the 2007 Global Electoral Organisations Conference
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IFES Survey Gauges Nigerian Voter Attitudes
A new survey indicates that a growing number of Nigerians think the upcoming elections will be free and fair, when compared to the last two elections. However, concerns about election-related violence are running high less than a week before voting begins.
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New Computers Help Armenia Update Voter Registry System
Armenian citizens will soon have a new and more efficient way to confirm that they are registered to vote, thanks to a project implemented by IFES and funded by the United States government.
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Nigerians: Vote Buying a Common Occurrence
Washington, DC – APRIL 12, 2007 – A new survey from IFES indicates that more than seven out of ten Nigerians believe that vote buying happens either “all of the time” or “most of the time” in the country’s elections. At the same time, nearly four in ten respondents say they have a close friend or relative who was offered money or goods to vote for a particular candidate in the 2003 presidential elections.
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GEO Conference - Special Events
Photos from the special events at the 2007 Global Electoral Organisations Conference