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Fact Sheet: Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities
The political rights of women, minorities and persons with disabilities are recognized in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and under a number of international conventions and treaties to which Pakistan is a party.
June 24, 2015
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Fact Sheet: National Assembly of Pakistan
The Majlis-e-Shura (Parliament) of Pakistan is the country’s bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly.
June 24, 2015
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Fact Sheet: The Election Commission of Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan is independent from the Government of Pakistan in its decision-making in control of its finances. However, Election Commission members are selected by a parliamentary committee and appointed by the President.
June 24, 2015
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Fact Sheet: Electronic Voting Machines
The use of electronic voting technology in elections was introduced in 1964 when punch cards and computer tally machines were first used in the United States presidential primaries in two counties in the state of Georgia.
June 24, 2015
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Fact Sheet: IFES in Pakistan
Since 2002, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems has provided technical and commodity assistance to strengthen Pakistan’s democratic institutions.
June 24, 2015
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Fact Sheet: Caretaker Cabinet
This IFES Pakistan Fact Sheet provides background information on the purpose and function of caretaker cabinet's during the electoral process.
June 24, 2015
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Democratic Republic of Congo Elections
Democratic Republic of Congo Elections
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Laws of Malawi - Local Government Supplement, 1970
Laws of Malawi - Local Government Supplement, 1970
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Social Media Rising: Technology Amplifies Stakeholder Voices during 2015 Nigerian Elections
The rise in global social media has significantly shifted the ways in which citizens are able to engage with candidates, parties, electoral officials, and with each other throughout the electoral cycle.
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Civic Education for Free and Fair Elections in Burundi
Already marred by political tensions that have their roots in the 12-year civil war that ended in 2005 under the authority of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement for Burundi, the 2015 elections will likely be a historic turning point, for better or worse, in Burundi’s democratic transition.