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Increasing Election Access for Saskatchewan Citizens with Disabilities
Saskatchewan, a large prairie province in central Canada, is home to more than 180,000 persons with disabilities. Elections Saskatchewan – which is responsible for managing the province’s elections – used feedback from disability rights organizations, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy to improve election accessibility for voters with disabilities in the province’s 28th general election, which occurred on April 4, 2016.
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IFES Observes Voting on First Nations Reserves in Saskatchewan, Canada
On April 4, 2016, voters in Saskatchewan, Canada went to the polls to elect 61 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to represent their constituencies on the provincial level. IFES was invited by Elections SK to observe voting in new polling stations on First Nations reserves outside of Regina, the province’s capital, and La Ronge, a community in central Saskatchewan.
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Australian National University and IFES Sign Memorandum of Understanding
On March 1, 2016, IFES and the Australian National University signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at fostering research collaboration on electoral integrity and security.
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Michael Maley’s Remarks: 2015 Joe C. Baxter Award Ceremony
Michael Maley, a distinguished election management expert who previously served as Director of International Services at the Australian Electoral Commission and supported numerous elections worldwide, was awarded the 2015 Joe C. Baxter Award in Canberra, Australia. Read his remarks from the March 1, 2016 award ceremony.
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Haiti Run-off Elections Postponed
On January 24, Haiti will hold run-off presidential and partial second-round legislative elections. These elections were originally scheduled for December 27, 2015, but were postponed by the Provisional Electoral Council.
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Post-Election Q&A: Haiti’s 2015 General Elections
On October 25, 2015, Haitian citizens returned to the polls for the second time this year to elect the President of Republic and members of the Senate, Chamber of Deputies, and municipal governments. These elections were particularly critical to regain Haiti’s democratic stability, as they have been postponed numerous times since 2011 due to a political impasse between the government of President Michel Martelly and the opposition over the passing of an election decree.
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National Election Access Observation Held by Haitians with Disabilities
Building on the success of a pilot observation held in Port-au-Prince during Haiti’s legislative elections in August, a second observation was expanded to six different cities for the country’s legislative and presidential elections held on October 25, 2015.
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Elections in Haiti: October 25 General Elections
On October 25, 2015, Haitian citizens will return to the polls for the second time this year to elect the President and members of the Senate, Chamber of Deputies, and municipal governments.
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Observation Pilote sur L’accessibilité électorale pour les Personnes Handicapées en Haïti
Lors des élections législatives tenues le 9 Août 2015, une équipe pilote de 30 handicapés Haïtiens a mené la première observation d'accès électorale dans 15 bureaux de vote à travers l’aire métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince.
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First Pilot Observation on Election Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities Held in Haiti
During the legislative elections held on August 9, 2015, a pilot team of 30 Haitians with disabilities conducted Haiti’s first election access observation at 15 polling stations across the city of Port-au-Prince.