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Публікація
Survey
2001 IFES Survey in Kyrgyzstan
The purpose of this survey was to analyze the views of the Kyrgyzstani public on political and economic developments, public institutions performance, media, elections, civil society, democracy and human rights, and to gauge any shifts in the opinion environment since the 1996 International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) public opinion survey. A similar public opinion poll was also implemented by IFES in 1995. The results of these surveys have been used by IFES and other international assistance organizations to design programs for voter information, civic education and civil society development. Feedback from the surveys has proved to be useful when shaping such IFES’ activities as its civic education course, civil society development programs and technical elections assistance. Currently, IFES is piloting its civics textbook and course in schools throughout Kyrgyzstan, with all materials available in Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Russian. It also encourages greater student activism in the community/school and greater political efficacy and involvement in representative governance through programs like Student Action Committees (SACs), Student Local Government Days (SLGDs), Democracy Summer Camps, and University Student Elections Assistance. In addition, IFES, in close coordination with USAID and the U.S. Embassy, continues to monitor ongoing electoral reform efforts in Kyrgyzstan and provides necessary technical elections assistance. IFES is confident that the data from this 2001 survey will prove integral to the development of these ongoing programs. This report’s findings are based on the IFES nationwide opinion survey fielded in Kyrgyzstan between July 27 and August 17, 2001. The survey was conducted with a sample of 1,600 respondents, including an oversample of 100 interviews with young adults aged 18-25. The data file has been weighted to be nationally representative by region, age, and gender. The margin of error for a sample of 1,600 respondents is plus/minus 2.4%. All interviews were conducted face-to-face at a respondent’s home. The Executive Summary of the survey provides an overview of the survey data and its major findings in all of the categories of questions, while the body of the survey analysis focuses on individual categories in greater detail and discusses the data in terms of their meaning. The presentation of the survey results, organized thematically, reports opinions on the following subjects: • Information and Major Media Sources • Overall Situation and the Economy • Political Interest, Efficacy, and Knowledge • Democracy and Human Rights • Institutional Performance, Confidence and Corruption • Elections and Civic Society
April 30, 2002
Публікація
Survey
National Public Opinion Survey in Indonesia (2002)
From 30 March to 22 April, Taylor Nelson Sofres Indonesia, in cooperation with the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), conducted a national public opinion survey in Indonesia. The field work was conducted in 30 provinces, including Aceh and North Maluku. The 3,580 respondents came from rural and urban areas using a random sample method. The objective of the survey was to inform members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the People's consultative Assembly (MPR) about the perceptions, hopes and attitudes of the Indonesian people. The survey covered a number of current topics such as the performance of the Indonesian government and national leaders, the popularity of political parties, the electoral law reform process and regional autonomy. In general, this study showed an apparent increase in people's awareness of economic and political issues. Compared to the survey conducted in June 2001, a greater proportion of people were able to provide an answer to most of the questions. In other words, there was a significant decrease in "don't know" and "can't say" responses. What has contributed to this shift is difficult to say and one can only speculate. However, it does highlight that compared to 12 months ago more people hold an opinion on the issues raised in the survey.
April 30, 2002
Публікація
Report/Paper
Promoting Judicial Independence and Impartiality (Final Report)
IFES organized and hosted a judicial independence conference funded by USAID in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in April 2002. The regional workshop brought together judges, legal professionals and members of civil society from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, as well as USAID representatives. The program was designed to address issues of judicial independence affecting Central American countries and contribute to a better understanding of the regional experience as well as of current challenges in the field of judicial independence. It also introduced Honduran participants to judicial independence reforms undertaken by neighboring countries at a time when a significant constitutional reform had just entered into force in Honduras and was still in the process of being implemented.
April 29, 2002
Публікація
Report/Paper
Agreement to Strengthen Judicial Independence and Impartiality
IFES organized and hosted a judicial independence conference funded by USAID in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in April 2002. The conference opened with the signature by the heads of the three branches of the Honduran State, with representatives of Honduran civil society as witnesses, of the Agreement to Strengthen Judicial Independence and Impartiality. This represented an unprecedented formal commitment for promoting judicial reform and achieving judicial independence and impartiality in Honduras.
April 11, 2002
Публікація
Report/Paper
Agenda for the Country Workshop for Honduras to Strengthen Judicial Independence
IFES organized and hosted a judicial independence conference funded by USAID in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in April 2002. The conference opened with the signature by the heads of the three branches of the Honduran State, with representatives of Honduran civil society as witnesses, of the Agreement to Strengthen Judicial Independence and Impartiality. This represented an unprecedented formal commitment for promoting judicial reform and achieving judicial independence and impartiality in Honduras. The regional workshop brought together judges, legal professionals and members of civil society from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, as well as USAID representatives. The program was designed to address issues of judicial independence affecting Central American countries and contribute to a better understanding of the regional experience as well as of current challenges in the field of judicial independence. It also introduced Honduran participants to judicial independence reforms undertaken by neighboring countries at a time when a significant constitutional reform had just entered into force in Honduras and was still in the process of being implemented. The Honduran workshop took place on the third day of the conference and brought together 40 judges from all around the country to address specific issues and establish priorities related to judicial independence and pending legislation related to the Judicial Council.
April 09, 2002
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Sample Ballot & Voter Information Pamphlet
This packet contains a sample ballot and a “Voter Information Pamphlet,” for the upcoming primary election on March 5, 2002 in San Diego County, California. The packet contains information on how to physically fill out a ballot as well as what propositions and positions will be voted on. The “Voter Information Pamphlet” includes candidate profiles and descriptions of the election’s propositions and the arguments for and against them.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Official Vote Information Guide
The “Official Vote Information Guide,” published in 2002, provided Californians with educational literature on the March 5, 2002 primary elections. The piece includes a “quick reference guide” on the different propositions that will be voted on such as legislative constitutional amendments and the Voting Modernizing Bond Act of 2002. Also included are candidate profiles and the texts of the laws that will be voted on.
Публікація
Report/Paper
Selecting a Model for Election Administration in Kosovo: Conclusions & Recommendations from Discussion Forum and Conference held on 1-2 and 16 February 2002
This report summarizes IFES findings from two events on the future election administration system in Kosovo. The report provides recommendations for the future of the election administration system in Kosovo.
February 28, 2002
News & Updates
Press Release
Ballot Guide Developed for Blind Voters in Ghana
Representatives of the Ghana Electoral Commission and the Ghana Association of the Blind have jointly developed a ballot guide which will allow voters who are blind in Ghana to vote independently and in secret. A prototype of the ballot guide was designed during a two-day workshop in Accra on February 18 and 19, 2002. Also participating in the workshop were representatives of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled, the Ghana Federation of the Deaf, Action on Disability and Development/Ghana, and the International Foundation for Election Systems.