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Change Video Task Force 2010

The video conveys a picture of the existing void between governance and citizen participation. It illustrates the socio-political issues facing the Philippine government and society.
Publication
Report/Paper

Best Practices and Pitfalls in the Procurement of New Technologies for Elections


Administration of elections is a complex business. Most senior administrators, whether
they are elected officials, politically appointed or employed as civil servants, come
from other fields with little or no specific election experience. Many are lawyers or
judges; others are employees of government offices responsible for civil registries, tax
records, or vital statistics. Still others are politically prominent citizens nominated by
political parties to serve on election commissions activated during election cycles.
Most of them become “election professionals” through actual experience on the job.
As all election officials learn, the picture is never static.
November 19, 2008
News & Updates
Feature

Pagkakaiba - "Differences"

Pagkakaiba is a short film in filipino with english subtitles that looks at the similarities of all people versus the differences that divide us.
Publication
Report/Paper

Ethnic Divisions and Electoral System Design: Prospects for Reform in Kenya

In "Ethnic Divisions and Electoral System Design: Prospects for Reform in Kenya", Shane McGee, IFES' 2008 William and Kathy Hybl Democracy Studies Fellow, suggests that a country with deep ethnic cleavages like Kenya would greatly benefit from shifting its electoral system from a plurality to a mixed-member system.
July 09, 2008
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Report/Paper

Briefing Paper on Republic Act No. 9369 and the Automated Election System


On January 23, 2007, less than four months
before the May 14, 2007 congressional and
local elections, President Gloria MacapagalArroyo
signed into law Republic Act (RA) No.
9369. This law amended and repealed almost
all of RA 8436', a 1997 law that authorized
the conduct of an automated election.
Questions were raised as to whether the May
2007 elections would be automated. But the
Commission on Elections (COM ELEC)
declared that it was not possible to conduct
an automated election as there was not
enough time to prepare for it.
March 31, 2008
Publication
Report/Paper

Philippines: Advancing Reforms in Philippine Election Administration


This final report concludes the implementation of IFES’ activities carried out under the program “Advancing Reforms in Philippine Election Administration” with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program was implemented from October 1, 2005 through November 30, 2008.
February 28, 2008
Publication
Report/Paper

From Power Outages to Paper Trails: Experiences in Incorporating Technology into the Election Process

This white paper is authored by four election technology experts who offer insights and recommendations about the best ways to introduce and manage new election technologies. The implementation of new election technologies--and the issues it raises--are examined in three chapters, with an introduction by IFES: · Maximizing the Potential for Successful Election Technology Projects (Mike Yard and Ronan McDermott) · The Introduction of New Technologies from the Election Administrator’s Perspective (Linda Edgeworth) · Perspectives on Electronic Voting (Dr. Douglas Jones, U. of Iowa)
March 26, 2007
Election Material
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Discussion note cards


This series of 12 note cards, published in 2007 in South Africa, were designed to facilitate discussion based workshops.  The cards present everyday scenarios involving topics and situations such as urban civics, the workplace and youth in South Africa.  Those circumstances are also accompanied by discussion questions that frame the topic and scene with in the context of the South African constitution and civil society.