Run-off Elections in Guinea

July 06, 2010

Elizabeth Cote, chief of party in Guinea, gives an update on what has been happening since the June 27, 2010 presidential election in Guinea that was hailed as the first free election in the country since their independence in 1958:

Voter Turnout, Elections, Election Disputes

Presidential Elections in Burundi

July 01, 2010

The first round of presidential elections took place in Burundi on June 28, 2010. These were the second set of polls this year; communal elections took place on May 24. These elections are the first time Burundians go to the polls since the rebels laid down their arms after years of civil war. IFES carried out a far-reaching program to prevent a return to violence as candidates competed for seats.

Elections, Post-conflict, Voter Turnout, Election Observation, Election Procedures

Filipino Detainees, Volcanoes (and Elections, Too)

June 23, 2010

As I left for the Philippines on 5 May to observe its elections, it was bittersweet since the day before was Election Day in my hometown in Virginia and I’d just lost my election for City Council by 80 votes. Going 8,000 miles away seemed like a good idea.

Elections, Voting Technology, Voter Turnout

Focus on Morocco | Civic and Political Participation Topic Brief

June 22, 2010

This topic brief presents the main findings from the SWMENA survey in Morocco on civic and political participation. It includes an analysis of civic engagement through membership in different types of organizations and taking part in different activities to express opinions on political and social issues. Voting behavior is also explored in reference to participation in the 2009 municipal elections in June 2009 as well as women’s opinions about policy priorities and factors influencing their voting choices.

Civic Education, Gender Issues, Public Opinion, Voter Turnout

IFES Observes Historic Philippines Election

May 27, 2010

IFES President and CEO Bill Sweeney and other DC-based staff joined Philippines Chief of Party Beverly Hagerdon Thakur, Deputy Chief of Party Juhai Grossmann and other IFES-Philippines staff members in observing the May 10, 2010 national and local election. Filipinos went to the polls to cast ballots for president, vice-president, senators, congressmen, governors, mayors and other key offices.

Elections, Voting Technology, Electoral Systems, Voter Turnout

Citizens CARE fields 7,501 monitors for the May 10, 2010 Automated Elections

May 10, 2010

Citizens CARE, the COMELEC accredited pollwatcher for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ARMM, deployed 7,501 volunteers to observe the Region’s 3,377 clustered precincts in 1,939 voting centers in 114 municipalities and 4 cities on May 10, 2011.

Elections, Voting Technology, Electoral Systems, Voter Turnout

Senator Lugar, Iraqi Ambassador to U.S. and IFES President & CEO Visit Iraqi Polling Station in Washington

March 02, 2010

On March 5, the day that out-of-country voting for the Iraqi parliamentary election began in 16 countries around the world, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S. Samir Sumaida’ie, and IFES President and CEO Bill Sweeney visited the polling station for the Washington, D.C metro area.

Elections, Civil Society, Democracy Assistance, Election Ballots, Voter Turnout

Polls to Vote in Iraqi Parliamentary Election Open in the United States and the World

March 02, 2010

Iraqi citizens living abroad will be able to vote for Iraq's Council of Representatives

Elections, Voter Turnout, Election Procedures, Election Observation, Election Ballots

Tajikistan COP Comments on Sunday's Election

March 01, 2010

Michael Getto, IFES Chief of Party in Tajikistan, comments on the February 28 parliamentary election.

Elections, Voter Turnout, Democracy Assistance, Civic Education, Education

IFES President and CEO Presents Official Ballot Box to Tajikistani Ambassador to the U.S.

February 26, 2010

On Friday, February 26, Bill Sweeney, IFES president and CEO, met with Mr. Abdujabbor Shirinov, Takijistan’s ambassador to the United States, to discuss IFES elections assistance projects and present the Ambassador with an official ballot box for out-of-country voting by citizens of Tajikistan residing in the mid-Atlantic region.

Elections, Democracy Assistance, Education, Voting Technology, Election Ballots