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Vote for Free: A Global Guide for Citizen Monitoring of Campaign Finance
IFES is proud to publish the definitive guide, "Vote for Free: A Global Guide for Citizen Monitoring of Campaign Finance," authored by Dr. Magnus Ohman, IFES’ senior political finance adviser.
September 27, 2022
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Leadership in Crisis: Ensuring Independence, Ethics and Resilience in the Electoral Process
IFES initiated a project with the support of USAID under the Global Elections and Political Transitions mechanism to craft an executive leadership training curriculum that can foster the leadership skills necessary to preserve EMB independence and ethics even amid crisis.
February 02, 2020
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IFES Election Case Law Analysis Series: Lessons on the Use of Technology in Elections
IFES utilized ElectionJudgements.com to conduct an initial analysis of select judgments involving technology in elections by Election Management Bodies (EMBs). IFES' Lessons on the Use of Technology in Elections is the third installment of the IFES Election Case Law Analysis series.
November 23, 2022
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IFES Annual Report 2021
IFES has published its 2021 Annual Report.
July 01, 2022
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Out-of-Country Voting: A Brief Overview
This paper strives to provide a brief overview of the options, risks and opportunities facing a nation considering out‐of‐country voting (OCV).
April 01, 2019
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Opinion: Corruption is a pandemic. The solution is democracy.
IFES President and CEO Tony Banbury and Sr. Global Advisor-Legal & head of IFES’ new Center for Anti-Corruption & Democratic Trust Katherine Ellena remind us via Devex that the solution to corruption is rooted in strong democracies with fair elections.
October 13, 2021
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Why We Should Stop Asking “What Works in Democracy Assistance”
IFES' Fernanda Buril discusses democracy assistance and an IFES reflection exercise on 25 years of programmatic history.
March 09, 2022
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In Sickness and in Health – Checking Up on Democracy
Given efforts by autocratic leaders, combined with direct attacks on democracy such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is increasingly important to analyze the available data on what democracy has delivered throughout its history and how it can still improve quality of life.
March 30, 2022
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The Dark Side of Democracy
Why the world needs to act now to tackle the threat of dark money in politics.
April 07, 2022
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Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations
IFES research paper, Elections on Trial: The Effective Management of Election Disputes and Violations, outlines the fundamental principles for procedural justice and open justice in election cases.
June 01, 2018