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A Vote for All: Elections in the Dominican Republic Show Increase in Access
The May 20 presidential election in the Dominican Republic highlighted the increased effort made to include persons with disabilities within the political process. IFES Chief of Party Cristina Francisco talks to us about Election Day.
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Report/Paper
Elections in the Dominican Republic: May 20 Presidential Election
Voters in the Dominican Republic will go to the polls May 20 to elect a president and vice president in the first election held under the constitutional reforms of 2010. Additionally, Sunday's race features new measures to increase participation of persons with disabilities as well as the large number of Dominicans living abroad.
May 18, 2012
News & Updates
Interview/Speech/Testimony
Increasing Awareness and Equal Access in the Dominican Republic
Inherent to IFES’ mission is encouraging countries around the world to include procedures that allow persons with disabilities to participate fully in electoral and political processes.
News & Updates
Press Release
IFES, JCE Launch Partnership to Reach Voters with Disabilities
As the Dominican Republic prepares for general elections in May, the country’s electoral commission and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) are launching a partnership to improve access to the electoral process for persons with disabilities.
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Report/Paper
State of the Judiciary: Honduras 2003
This State of the Judiciary Report for Honduras was written by Edmundo Orellana, J.D., an eminent Honduran lawyer specializing in judicial reform and author of numerous articles and books on this topic in his country and abroad. Dr. Orellana has drafted a number of documents that have now become laws on themes ranging from the “Status of the Career of Public Prosecutors” to the “Judicial Code of Ethics” and the “Public Prosecution Code of Ethics”. He has served in numerous public offices, including General Director for Administrative Reform of the Ministry of Planning, Coordination and Budget, Judge of the Administrative Chamber of the Court of Appeals, Attorney General, and Ambassador to the United Nations. This State of the Judiciary Report for Honduras was supervised and edited by FOPRIDEH, a Honduran nongovernmental organization dedicated to sustainable development, the formulation of sound public policies and the strengthening of democratic processes and institutions in Honduras. FOPRIDEH is a federation of non-governmental organizations that brings together over 70 affiliated organizations and various commissions and alliances with State institutions. We are especially thankful for the collaboration of coordinators Wilfredo Méndez and Ana Pineda in this project. This State of the Judiciary Report for Honduras was edited by Keith Henderson, IFES Senior Rule of Law Advisor, and Violaine Autheman and Sandra Elena, IFES Rule of Law Advisors, who are the authors of the Executive Summary and Chapter 1 of this Report. They are also responsible for the analytical conclusions in the tables that evaluate the level of compliance with the Judicial Integrity Principles which are included in the Executive Summary and in Annex 4.
March 31, 2004
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Instuctivo Ensayo de Verificacion y Educacion Electoral 2004
“Instructive Guide of Electoral Verification and Education 2004” is an instructional workbook, available in Spanish, issued in 2004 by the Central Electoral Board of the Dominican Republic, in lead up to the 2004 Presidential Election. The workbook provides guidance and education for voters and election officials regarding electoral verification on the day of the elections. Additionally, the workbook contains some sample verification forms to familiarize election officials and voters with the procedures of electoral verification.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Boleta Presidencial
“The Presidential Ballot” is an informative brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 2004 by the Central Electoral Board in lead up to the May 16, 2004 Presidential Election in the Dominican Republic. The brochure contains voter instructions to guide electors through the voting process on the day of the election as well as a sample list of the candidate political parties for the elections.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Cartilla Educativa
“Educational Booklet CD” is the cover of a CD, available in Spanish, issued in 2004 by the Central Electoral Board of the Dominican Republic, in lead up to the 2004 Presidential Election in the Dominican Republic. The CD is meant to serve as an electoral training device.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Cartilla Educativa para Elecciones Ordinarias Generales Presidenciales 2004
“Educational Booklet for the Ordinary General Presidential Election” is an election guide, available in Spanish, issued in 2004 by the Central Electoral Board of the Dominican Republic, in lead up to the 2004 Presidential Election. The guide is meant to provide the election officials with detailed information about the procedures that would bring to a satisfactory development of the elections. The guide is a source of information for the election officials to understand the procedures before, during, and after the elections. It contains descriptions and explanations of each one of the four stages of the electoral process: organizing the elections, voting, scrutiny, and the results.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Elecciones Presidenciales 2004
“The 2004 Presidential Elections” is a voter guide, available in Spanish, issued in 2004 by the Central Electoral Board in the Dominican Republic, in lead up to the 2004 Presidential Election. The voter guide contains cartoons depicting the voting instructions for electors in the 2004 Presidential Election in the Dominican Republic.