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Judge of Election Handbook
This piece describes the voting and election process, for the November 3, 1998 elections, to “election judges” from Chicago, Illinois. The piece provides sections on how to properly set up a polling station, what to do after the polls close as well as what the Judges’ overall duties are. The piece also provides a glossary of election related vocabulary.
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A Guide to Conducting a Successful Voter Education Drive
A Guide to Conducting a Successful Voter Education Drive” is a voter handbook issued in 1998 by the Election Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, in lead up to the 1998 General Election in Texas. The brochure is part of the secretary of State’s voter registration drive program designed to increase participation in the election process through registering new voters and encouraging voter turnout. Its aim is to provide guidelines for businesses, associations, schools, and other organizations that wish to plan and implement a voter registration/education drive. Additionally, it contains a list of the voter registrars by county and an Election Calendar with the most important dates of the 1998 General Election in Texas.
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Civic Education Material
Promoviendo igualdad de oportunidades
“Promoting Equality of Opportunities” is a brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1998 by CEDICE group in Venezuela and intended to familiarize the public with the kind of work CEDICE does, the instruments of functioning, as well as the means of funding. Additionally, the brochure contains a membership form to be filled out by citizens.
Election Material
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Young Texas Voters
“Young Texas Voters” is a voter handbook issued in 1998, available in both English and Spanish, by the Election Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, in lead up to the November 3, 1998 General Election in Texas. The guide is meant to provide voters with information about voting, the voter registration process, and the procedures that lead to a correct exercise of voting. Additionally, it contains an Election Calendar with the most important dates of the November 3, 1998 General Election in Texas.
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Report/Paper
Slovak Republic: Pre-Election Technical Assessment
This pre-election technical assessment analyzes the internal strengths and weaknesses of the electoral laws and administration of the Slovak Republic, including election day procedures, and to identify and analyze the points at which the electoral process is vulnerable to external influences or open to independent monitoring.
November 30, 1997
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Report/Paper
Aspects of Political Financing: Addressing Specific Objectives for Reforms in the Russian Federation
This paper will address some of the main questions raised during the roundtable conference organised by the International Foundation for Election Systems and the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation at the Aerostar Hotel, Moscow on 18 December 1997. The title of the roundtable was Campaign Finance Disclosure and Enforcement: Russian and Comparative Perspectives. It also discusses questions raised at additional meetings with staff members of the Central Election Commission on 17 and 19 December 1997. The following five core issues were discussed at these meetings: 1. BROADCASTING - What are the methods used in other countries to regulate political output on the broadcast media? - In particular, how are privately-owned television and radio stations regulated? - Apart from rules concerning political broadcasts by candidates and electoral associations, is it possible to regulate news broadcasts and other programmes to ensure that they are free from partisan bias? 2. PUBLIC FINANCING OF CANDIDATES AND ELECTORAL ASSOCIATIONS - What formulae are used in other countries to allocate public funds to competing candidates and parties? - What are the practical implications of alternative formulae? - Does ‘fairness’ mean that every party or electoral association must be given an equal share regardless of its size, political significance and past electoral performance? 3. FINANCIAL DEPOSITS - Is a system of financial deposits for candidates at parliamentary elections (such as that in Britain) a reasonable and effective way of discouraging ‘trivial’ candidates? 4. THE DOCTRINE OF AGENCY - Does this legal device, used in Britain, Canada and elsewhere, make it easier to control unauthorised campaign expenditures? - Precisely how do the rules relating to ‘agency’ operate? 5. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES - In practice, are serious penalties for contraventions of laws regulating the financing of political campaigns ever imposed in other countries? Or are the penalties merely theoretical? - Are there any suitable intermediate penalties between what might be viewed as the extremes of, on the one hand, small fines and, on the other hand, of substantial prison sentences?
November 30, 1997
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Report/Paper
Citizen Participation in Salvadoran Society with Special Emphasis on Gender: Executive Summary
This report analyzes voter participation among Salvadorans and discusses the reasons why they do and do not participate in elections. The report also looks at Salvadorans’ understanding of democracy, equality for both men and women in the political arena and finishes by discussing the future opportunities for participation in Salvadoran elections.
November 30, 1997
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Truth Talk
This November 1997 edition of South Africa’s “Truth Talk” addresses the work of the "Truth and Reconciliation Commission." The magazine specifically looks at the Commission’s five point plan for reparations and rehabilitation. Furthermore, the implication, facilitation and future of reparation, rehabilitation and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission programs for South African’s are also covered.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Daraja Update
This November 1997 issue of “Daraja” touches on the struggle to achieve civic elections in Kenya and promoting democracy and good governance in Africa. The lead article focuses on the effort to enhance civic education and elections in the midst of executive governmental power that is not in favor of promoting political participation or expanding democracy. The second major piece describes the pathway to achieving peace in Africa and six major impediments to achieving strong democracy in the region. The challenges presented by the article to developing democracy in Africa are overcoming violence, sound democracy development managment, enhancing the role of civil society, mainstreaming women into politics, increasing the capacity of African institutions that allow for democracy development and developing an ownership of democratic reforms in order to bring about demcoracy that fits the region and culture that it will be governing.
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Report/Paper
Civil Identification Project for Peru Feasibility Study
This study discusses the support which IFES provided IDENTIDAD (Peru) in its important task of issuing reliable and secure identification documents to Peruvian citizens in order that they may, among other important activities, participate in the electoral processes of the country.
October 31, 1997