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Global Database of Quotas for Women
Electoral Systems, Governance and Gender, Web Resource, Academic/Think TankThis Database provides information on the various types of gender quotas in existence today, detailing the percentages and targets in countries where they are applicable. The Database is intended as a working research tool. That is, it will continue to expand as more information becomes available and is verified. Only countries with electoral gender quotas will be found on this web site. The...
Election Transparency Scorecard
Electoral Systems, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyTo ensure public confidence in elections, voting technology should be transparent; election procedures should promote openness along with security; election laws should make it easy for candidates and/or voters to get reliable, manual recounts in close elections or when there is initial evidence of a problem in the election; and most importantly, citizens must be able to freely participate in...
Election Day: Poll Closing Questionnaire
Electoral Systems, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire, developed by the organisation Verified Voting, can be used to assess elections, more specifically, poll-closing ballot and election transparency. It covers the following areas: Observability The Count Voting System Actions taken in case of discrepancy of recorded votes and signed voters.
Early Voting Questionnaires
Electoral Systems, Questionnaire , Civil SocietyThis questionnaire, developed by the organisation Verified Voting, can be used to assess elections, more specifically, election transparency and the ballot accounting that takes place in some jurisdictions at the close of early voting sites on each day of early voting. It covers the following areas: Voting system Daily tally Observability Poll Closing Checklist Procedures...
Checklist: Gender checklist for free and fair election in SA
Africa, Electoral Systems, Governance and Gender, QuestionnaireThis checklist can be used as a diagnostic tool to assess the extent of gender equality in elections including the representation of woman and men in the decision-making process. The checklist is intended for electoral authorities, political parties, election observers, election monitors, gender activist, researcher and others concerned with assessing whether an election is free and fair,...
Questionnaire for Observation of Election
Electoral Systems, Questionnaire , Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis questionnaire, used by the Venice Commission, can aid the structuring of the observation/assessment of national elections.The observation of elections is therefore not simply a matter of being present and observing how things go at the polling stations on election day. With these points in mind this questionnaire is divided into three parts: before polling day polling day...
Middle East and North Africa Report
Arab States, Conflict, Electoral Systems, Human Rights, Justice, Report, Academic/Think TankThe Syrian regime is losing ground to armed rebels, while the exiled opposition is in chaos Information coming from Syria points to the accelerating erosion of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. While the possible repercussions of the massacre perpetrated in Houla on May 25th remain unclear, the regime hasmore and more reason to be nervous. The “poison operation” conducted against top security figures on...
The Work of Domestic Election Observer Groups Around the World
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Book, Civil Society, Electoral Systems, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyAuthors/Editors: Paul O’Grady, Rafael Lopez-Pintor, & Mark Stevens Civil society is a vitally important outlet for democratic activity and civil society groups are central partners in the promotion and defence of democratic development – from Latin America to Asia and from Europe to Africa. The aim of this publication is to highlight the work done by domestic election observers around the...
Handbook for Long-Term Election Observers
Civil Society, Electoral Systems, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis handbook provides long-term election observers (LTOs) with an overview of their role, duties, and responsibilities in the specific context of election observation as conducted by the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Its topics comprise: quick-start information for LTOs, the role of LTOs in observing elections, LTOs reporting, preparing for short-term...
Democracy: With Women, For Women
Electoral Systems, Governance and Gender, UN WomenDemocracy: With Women, For Women Since 2006, the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) has provided grants to strengthen democratic governance in more than 100 countries. UNIFEM works with approximately 10 percent of UNDEF projects to inject its long-standing expertise in gender equality and governance. Democracy: With Women, For Women presents an overview and brief analysis of the first round of grants...