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Sri Lanka Launches Computerized Voter Registry
Washington, DC – FEBRUARY 8, 2007 – Sri Lanka launched the country’s first computerized voter registry today, the result of a two-year project with IFES that began after the 2004 tsunami destroyed paper voter records in Galle. The tsunami showed how a natural disaster could potentially disenfranchise thousands of voters and consequently shake voters’ confidence in their democratic institutions.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Financial Report of the Election Campaign Fund of the Election Subjects – Republic of Georgia
Disclosure forms submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Georgia (English language)
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Report/Paper
Analysis of the Voter Registration Pilot Project in Georgia
This report considers Voter Lists pertaining to elections in Georgia. The report discusses IFES efforts working with the Central Election Commission to develop a new system for registering voters.
January 13, 2003
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Be an Active Citizen Newsletter: Inter-Regional Volunteer Action Day Global Youth Service Day
This December 2002 edition of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Civic Education Program newsletter focuses on the Global Youth Service Day in Georgia. The day, established in 2001 by IFES, celebrates young peoples’ civic participation and social capital development in Georgia.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Path to Rights: 8th grade teacher's manual
“Path to Rights: 8th Grade Teacher’s Manual” is a teacher manual for 8th grade students, available in Russian, issued in 2002 in Georgia by the Norwegian Refugee Council, Sida and the “Open Society-Georgia” Foundation and intended to serve as a guide for teachers when instructing students on topics such as human rights, civil freedoms, discriminations and/or mass media. The manual consists of 34 chapters covering the above mentioned topics. Additionally, it contains reflection exercises to be used by teachers when instructing students on these matters.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
The Human Being and his/her Rights
“The Human Being and his/her Rights” is a brochure, available in Russian, issued in 2002 in Georgia by the Norwegian Refugee Council, Sida and the “Open Society-Georgia” Foundation and intended to serve as a human rights instructive material for parents. The brochure provides information on how to educate and teach Human Rights Student Guide to students and the reason for doing so with 8th (eight)-graders and it instructs on how to assist them with better learning.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Path to Rights: 8th grade student guide
“Path to Rights: 8th Grade Student Guide” is a student guide, available in Russian, issued in 2002 in Georgia by the Norwegian Refugee Council, Sida and the “Open Society-Georgia” Foundation and intended to serve as a guide for students on topics such as human rights, civil freedoms, discriminations and/or mass media. The manual consists of 34 chapters covering the above mentioned topics with relevant exercises included for each topic.
Election Material
Constitution
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 16) Bill, 2000 Departmental Draft
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 16) Bill, 2000 Departmental Draft establishes an anti-corruption commission.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Democracy and You
Published by the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) in 1999, the book entitled Democracy and You: A Guide to Better Understanding provides Namibians with general information and definitions regarding democratic governance and the structure of Namibian politics. In addition to outlines of the Namibian constitution and government, this book includes a civic education essay competition and repeatedly stresses the importance of democracy.