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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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Kingdom of Nepal: Technical Assessment of Election System Performance, Phase 2: July-August 2000



This report concentrates on three issues relating to the current (circa 2000) situation of the Election Commission of Nepal: 1. Progress in establishing the district election offices which form a central part of the Commission's Five Year Development Plan. 2. Voter registration and the development of a sustainable system for the voter identity cards now being issued and 3. the effectiveness of the Election Code of Conduct and possible revisions to the code.

August 31, 2000
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Come Si Vota


“How to Vote” is an informative document, available in Italian, issued in 1996 by the Ministry of Interior of Italy, in lead up to the April 21, 1996 Italian General Elections. The document contains instructions on how to mark the ballot and the sample ballots to be used when electing the members of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Republic. Additionally, it contains a brief explanation on the opening time of the polling stations and the ballots to be used in the elections.
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Technical Election Assessment: The Kingdom of Nepal, November 1994



This mid-term technical election assessment and observation concerns the parliamentary elections of the Kingdom of Nepal from November 1994.  The report discusses civic education, the political landscape, election results and The New Government.

November 30, 1994
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Dissemination of Democractic political education at grassroots level in eleven districts of mid-western and far western development regions of Nepal

“Dissemination of Democratic Political Education” was a project proposed by the Indigenous Research Collaboratives (IRC/N) which argues for the democratic political education of eleven Nepalese districts at the grass-roots level to enhance the future of democracy in Nepal. Submitted on September 12th, 1991, this proposal includes charts and data supporting the necessity of grass-roots educating as well as financial statements of the proposal.