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Constitution
The Constitution of India
The Constitution of India to include all amendments passed by 1995 (Amendment 78).
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Election and Political Party Law
Australia Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918: Reprinted
Australia Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918: Reprinted
Election Material
Ballot
Australia (Capital Territory) Postal Ballot 1984
Postal ballot used for federal elections in Australia on 1 December 1984. Using this ballot, voters would elect the two Senators for the Australian Capital Territory. Voters could vote either for a party list of for individual candidates.
Election Material
Ballot
Australia Referendum Ballot 1984
Australia held a referendum in conjuction with the 1984 federal election. The referendum posed two questions to voters to fix the terms of Senators to that of the House of Representatives, and of the interchange of powers between the state and federal governments.
Election Material
Ballot
Australia (Victoria) House of Representatives Ballot 1992
General elections were held in Australia on 11 April 1992. This ballot was used for elections to the House of Representatives in Wills, Victoria, Australia. Voting was done through preferential vote.
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
Skye Christensen On U.S. Election Day, A Look At How Others Vote
While voters withstand long lines and the elements to cast their ballot, Skye Christensen of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, a nonprofit group that helps countries run democratic elections, talks about how other countries run their elections.
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
IFES Q&A with Former Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr. SY Quraishi
As a former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr. SY Quraishi has a deep understanding of the intricacies of how the world’s largest democracy works. He also has more than 35 years of experience in civil service. Dr. Quraishi is well known in India and abroad as a development thinker, for his inclusive style of leadership, and for bringing together wide varieties of groups and institutions to achieve the common objectives of development. In this Q&A, Dr. Quraishi discusses challenges the Election Commission of India (ECI) faces in preparing to conduct credible elections and shares lessons learned. India’s five-week general elections started on April 7.
News & Updates
Feature
Australian National University and IFES Sign Memorandum of Understanding
On March 1, 2016, IFES and the Australian National University signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at fostering research collaboration on electoral integrity and security.
News & Updates
Press Release
India Facing Gender Imbalance Crisis
IFES will host a roundtable titled “45 Million Missing Women in India” on June 13 to examine the human rights and security effects of female feticide in the world’s largest democracy.
News & Updates
Press Release
IFES Announces Winners of 2016 Photography Contest
Two compelling photographs depicting insightful moments of Election Day in India and voter registration in Nepal have won the top prizes of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) 2016 Photography Contest. They were part of 10 photographs selected as finalists among the more than 100 images that were submitted to the democracy-themed competition.