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Proyecto de Estudio Comparado Sobre las Reformas al Sistema de Registro Civil e Identificación de las Personas en: Colombia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panamá
The report compiles and compares the different ways that Colombia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panamá have reformed their civil registries and processes for collecting voter information. The original purpose of the report was to gather, summarize and distribute objective and comparative information to spark discussion and debate among government officials including civil registrars, civil society and all other stakeholders interested Civil Registry reform in Nicaragua. The report examines the different structures of civil registry bodies in the countries studied. In addition, it includes summaries that explain the repercussions of reforms enacted by individual countries and analyzes proposed reform efforts. In the case of Nicaragua, the document includes preliminary information about civil registry reforms that were in process when the report was written. El informe compila y compara diversas reformas efectuadas en los registros civiles en Colombia, El Salvador, Panamá y Nicaragua. Este reporte fue desarrollado con el esfuerzo de recopilar, resumir y proveer información objetiva y comparativa en lo que es el inicio de la discusión y el debate nacional entre funcionarios gubernamentales y registradores civiles, sociedad civil y todos aquellos entes involucrados en el proceso de reforma del registro civil de Nicaragua. El informe también considera diferencias entre los registros civiles de los países estudiados e incluye un resumen por cada país que indica las repercusiones de las reformas y otros temas no previstos durante el proceso. En el caso de Nicaragua, el documento incluye elementos contextuales que se han llevado a cabo al momento de realizar el estudio.
January 31, 2007
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Press Release
Training Helps Journalists Expose Corruption in Malawi
The United States Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) initiative recently concluded training for more than 30 Malawian journalists on investigative and corruption reporting.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Guia paso a paso
“Guide: Step by Step” is an electoral handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 2006 by the Supreme Electoral Council in Nicaragua in lead up to the November 5, 2006 Nicaraguan General Elections. The handbook is supposed to instruct the polling station officials about their responsibilities before and during the elections and to serve as guidance through the voting procedures. Additionally, the guide contains examples of the documents needed by the polling station officials when following the required voting procedures.
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State of the Judiciary: Malawi 2003
This State of the Judiciary Report for Malawi was written by Edge Kanyongolo, J.D., L.L.M., Ph.D., a Malawian law professor with broad expertise in constitutional law, media law and human rights. Edge Kanyongolo has served as facilitator and presenter in many symposia, workshops and conferences on constitutional issues, human rights and civil liberties in Malawi and other African countries. He has worked as a consultant for UN agencies, bilateral donors, non-governmental organizations and others and has participated in the development and implementation of various development and Rule of Law programs in Malawi. This State of the Judiciary Report for Malawi was edited by Keith Henderson, IFES Senior Rule of Law Advisor, and Violaine Autheman, IFES Rule of Law Advisor, who are the authors of the Executive Summary and of Chapter 1 of this Report. They are also responsible for the analytical conclusions in the tables which attempt to evaluate the level of compliance with the Judicial Integrity Principles, included in the Executive Summary and in Annex 2.
March 31, 2004
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Constitucion Politica de la Republica de Nicaragua
“The Political Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua” is the official publication of the Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua, available in Spanish, issued in 2003 by the Secretariat of Legal Affairs of the Presidency of Nicaragua. The text of the constitution embodies the approved reforms of 2000. The constitution consists of 11 articles, some of them incorporating matters of national defense, general principles, Nicaraguan nationality, Education and Culture, and the structure of the state institutions.
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Lithuania: Money and Politics Case Study
Lithuania has rapidly developed both politically and economically since emerging from the Soviet Union in 1991. While the country has built a functioning parliamentary system of government, has become a member of NATO, and is on the verge of joining the European Union, it still faces many problems associated with the many consolidating democracies around the world. As in all democracies, populations need to trust that those they elect will represent their interests. Problems such as corruption, weaknesses in laws concerning the political financing, and unaccounted for political income and expenditures threaten the credibility of the process and hinder the speed at which democracy is consolidated. Additionally, Lithuania lacks the high level of vibrant debate about the issue of political financing among scholars, journalists and civil society bodies required to promote meaningful reform. Recognizing this, Lithuania has developed an independent Central Electoral Committee (CEC) and adopted laws requiring detailed and public disclosure of political finance accounts. Prior to conducting Money and Politics programming in Lithuania, the CEC had made a demonstrable interest in making information public. While scanning summary report of accounts and placing them on the internet, the user could not search, not easily compare and analyze the information. Interested parties were required to make an appointment to view more detailed, paper-based information. Further, while the Tax Authorities are required to audit final political party reports, enforcement is widely considered to be weak. Few, if any, cases of political finance violations have been forwarded and investigated, not to mention prosecuted. By addressing the difficult issues surrounding political finance with the support of IFES in 2002 and 2003, Lithuania is emerging as a model for other consolidating democracy to follow. Significant areas remain to be addressed. While Lithuania has taken concrete steps to reform political finance legislation, open political finance information to public scrutiny and oversight, and encourage debate, further efforts are required to actively enforce laws and regulations and raise the level of debate among the various governmental, legislative, and civil society groups. By addressing these areas, Lithuania has the potential for being an example of best practices while making local expertise and resources to other countries undergoing similar reforms.
December 31, 2002
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IFES Election Report: Malawi An Overview of the 1999 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, July 30, 1999
This IFES Election Report was conducted in July 1999 in Malawi. The report discusses the role IFES played in facilitating the election, the legal and constitutional issues, management of the elections and election day set-up/observations.
July 29, 1999
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Informe de Evaluacion de Proyectos Presentados Por El Consejo Supremo Electoral a la Embajada de Suecia
October 14, 1998
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Parliamentary and Presidential Elections (Amendment) - Act No. 29 of 1997
Parliamentary and Presidential Elections (Amendment) - Act No. 29 of 1997