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A Rights-Based Approach to Electoral Security
In India, Maoist rebels killed 14 people in attacks in Chhattisgarh state as part of a campaign of violence aimed at disrupting the ongoing five-week national election in the world’s most populous democracy. Similarly, in the days leading up to the April 5 presidential election in Afghanistan, the Taliban unleashed a campaign of violence to discredit the electoral process and keep voters from the polls. Many hope this election will be known for delivering the first peaceful transfer of power in the country’s history.
Election FAQ
Elections in Ukraine: October 28 Parliamentary Elections
On October 28, Ukrainians will go to the polls to fill 450 seats in the country’s national legislature, the Verkhovna Rada. These parliamentary elections will be the first since 2002 to be held under a mixed system of single-member districts and party lists’ proportional representation, marking a significant shift in Ukraine’s legislative structure.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Referendum Ballot Paper
This document provides instructions to Latvian voters as to vote either for or against the repeal of “Amendments of the Citizenship Law” of June 22, 1998. This document is entitled “Referendum Ballot Paper.”
Election Material
Ballot
Latvia Parliamentary Election Ballot 1993
Ballot used in the first post-Communist parliamentary elections in Latvia on 5 and 6 June 1993. The major parties in the election were Latvian Way (Latvijas Cels) #22, Latvian National Independence Movement (Latvijas Nacionalas Neatkaribas Kustiba) #11, the National Harmony Party (Saskana Latvijai - Atszimsana Tautsaimniecibai) #19, and the Latvian Farmers' Union (Latvijas Zemnieku Savieniba) #4.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Suriname Emerges
“Suriname Emerges,” was a play written in 1993 that was intended to stimulate a discussion and teach about civic values. The play set in a futuristic, cohesive and democratic Suriname with Creole as the primary language of the performance. However the actions and visual narrative of the actors on stage express the plays message as well, making it accessbile to a wide audience.