Tools & Resources
Filter by
Type
Publication date
Language
Type
Publication date
Language
Election Material
Ballot
France Presidential Ballots 2012
Ballot papers and ballot envelope for the first round of the French Presidential election held on 22 April 2012. To vote, a voter would fold the paper containing the name of her/his preferred candidate and place it in the envelope. The main candidates in the first round of voting were Nicolas SARKOZY, Francois HOLLANDE, Francois BAYROU, Marine LE PEN, and Jean-Luc MELENCHON.
Election Material
Ballot
France Candidate Info - Francois BAYROU
Candidate information packet provided to voters in advance of the French Presidential election on 22 April 2012. This pamphlet lays out the platform for Francois BAYROU, candidate for the Democratic Movement (Mouvement démocrate)
Election Material
Ballot
France Candidate Info - Francois HOLLANDE
Candidate information packet provided to voters in advance of the French Presidential election on 22 April 2012. This pamphlet lays out the platform for Francois HOLLANDE, candidate for the Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste).
Election Material
Ballot
France Candidate Info - Nathalie ARTHAUD
Candidate information packet provided to voters in advance of the French Presidential election on 22 April 2012. This pamphlet lays out the platform for Nathalie ARTHAUD, candidate for Workers' Struggle (Lutte Ouvrière).
Election Material
Ballot
France Candidate Info - Eva JOLY
Candidate information packet provided to voters in advance of the French Presidential election on 22 April 2012. This pamphlet lays out the platform for Eva JOLY, candidate of the Europe Ecology - The Greens (Europe Écologie - Les Verts).
News & Updates
Feature
Elections Worth Dying For? Maintaining the Peace During Elections in Africa
Used as a political tool before, during and after elections, violence threatens the franchise and civil rights of all citizens.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Guide Pratique de L'Agent Electoral
“Guide Pratique de L’Agent Electoral” is a guide, created by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Local Collectives in Mali and available in French, which provides instructions to electoral agents to follow for the 2004 Communal Elections in Mali. The document, published in 2004, contains instructions on the set up of polling tables, lists of materials available and instructions and diagrams on vote counting.
Publication
Report/Paper
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
Election Material
Civic Education Material
La Commune en questions…
“La Commune en questions…” is a pamphlet, available in French, intended to instruct youth in the importance of Communes in the wake of the upcoming Municipal Election of 2000 in Mali. The pamphlet, published in the year 2000 by the Mission of Decentralization, is split up into different chapters covering topics such as how communes are organized, who works in communes, how representatives of communes are chosen and what youth can do in communes. Each chapter ends with a citation from a legal text which covers issues of decentralization.