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Anatomy of Electoral System of Tanzania
The 1995 publication, “Anatomy of Electoral Systems of Tanzania,” was intended to guide all parties involved in the election process including voters, policy makers and election monitors. The document was published in lead up to the October 1995 elections in Tanzania. These elections were significant because they were the first multiparty elections since the nation’s independence in 1962. The literature provides detailed descriptions of the electoral process and of electoral law to voters who otherwise were unaware of the nuances of a multiparty democratic election.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Next Step: Why are we voting again
The Next Step features a dialogue between two families in order to highlight the prevailing needs of South Africans in advance of the 1995 local government elections. The document also provides basic information about the role and functioning of the Reconstruction and Development Program and an overview of national, provincial, and local government.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Translation of Instructions on Ballot Papers
This document is an English translation of ballot instructions from the 1995 presidential election ballot. The October 1995 elections were there first multi party elections since Tanzania’s independence in 1962. The instructions detail the election process, indicate the confidentiality of an individual's vote and detail what the election day proceedure will be like.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Your Guide to the Local Government Elections
“Your Guide to the Local Government Election” provides information to South African voters explaining the importance of local governance and what the registration and voting process is like. The book was issued in response to survey data that suggested many first time South African voters lacked a clear understanding of the election process. The 1995 publication was made possible in part by USAID, the European Community and the International Development and Research Center.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Guide to Local Government Elections
“The Guide to Local Government Elections” training manual published in 1995 focuses on the concepts and implication of local governance in South Africa’s North West Province. The manual was released on the eve of democratization in rural South Africa and provides a wealth of information on the importance of local government and the overall election process. “The Guide,” was intended to educate the public on governmental procedures and assist with educating voters regarding the issues of the upcoming local elections.
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Civic Education Material
Kofi & Ama Learn about Voter Registration
In order to educate and encourage the Ghanaian public, the Electoral Commission of Ghana produced this comic strip in 1995, a year before the national elections. Aimed directly at the youth population, this comic strip provides information regarding the new registration process, voting rules and qualifications, and other facets of basic electoral knowledge. This document was funded by the Supporting the Electoral Process (STEP) with a grant from USAID and IFES.
Publication
Report/Paper
Voters Registry Revision and Elections Preparation: A Technical Assessment
This report concerns IFES efforts at voter registration in the Ivory Coast in 1994 for the national elections scheduled for 1995. The report includes notes from meetings with political parties, civic groups, government administrators, diplomatic corps and NGOs. The report discusses four major concern areas for the 1995 elections: lack of openness among the government, lack of participation in the revision process by opposition parties, the seamless relationship between the leading political party and the Ivoirian government and lastly, the vague laws regulating the electoral system in the Ivory Coast.
December 31, 1994
Publication
Report/Paper
Revision du Register Electoral et Preparations Electorales Evaluation Technique, le 19 octobre, 4 novembre
This report concerns IFES efforts at voter registration in the Ivory Coast in 1994 for the national elections scheduled for 1995. The report includes notes from meetings with political parties, civic groups, government administrators, diplomatic corps and NGOs. The report discusses four major concern areas for the 1995 elections: lack of openness among the government, lack of participation in the revision process by opposition parties, the seamless relationship between the leading political party and the Ivoirian government and lastly, the vague laws regulating the electoral system in the Ivory Coast.
December 31, 1994
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Provincial Gazette Extraordinary: Department of Local Government
Provincial Gazette Extraordinary: Department of Local Government