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IFES to Assist Pakistan With Key Elections
IFES will play a leading role in advising Pakistan’s election commission as it prepares for general elections anticipated in late 2007
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New Book Examines U.S. Election Disputes
With hotly-contested midterm elections approaching, a new book from IFES explains in everyday terms how election disputes are resolved throughout the United States when processes and procedures go awry
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Tajikistan Student Local Government Day
Tajik government officials worked side by side with high school students during a historic forum that looked for ways to adopt an IFES program as their own.
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IFES Statement on Eve of Congolese Elections
On Sunday, July 30th, millions of Congolese will go to the polls to cast their votes in the country’s first multiparty elections since independence in 1960.
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DRC Election 2006: Picture Box
One of the tools used by IFES’ local trainers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was the boîte à images, or picture box. The boîte contains 27 pictures that illustrate important concepts of democracy, free elections and civic responsibility after the polls.
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IFES to Host First Student Local Government Day Forum
Dozens of students and local government officials will exchange ideas during the first IFES Student Local Government Day Forum today in Dushanbe
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State Structure and Electoral Systems in Post-Conflict Situations
Careful consideration of the deeply related issues of state structure and electoral systems is essential at an early stage of any peace process. Identifying the requirements of state structure and electoral system design - such as protection of minority identity groups at a national or sub-national level - can help to achieve robust political solutions. This comparative research paper strives to present an overview of the most common issues and most commonly discussed potential solutions in state structure and electoral system design, including federal and unitary states, protection of group and minority rights, protection against changes to constitutionally protected rights, and requirements for efficient government. The paper should provide a useful handbook for negotiators, mediators, and others involved in peace processes.This project was made possible by a generous grant from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign AffairsDownload text-only version (pdf 730kb)Download full version (pdf 1.9mb)
July 06, 2006
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IFES and ACE Partners Launch 'Essential' Elections Tool In Mexico
IFES and other leading international election experts launched the world’s largest online resource for elections at a ceremony June 30 in Mexico City
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Out-of-country Voting Guide: Mexico 2006
Mexicans living abroad were allowed to vote for the first time in the 2006 election