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Consolidated Replies	Contributions
Using mobile phones for reporting voting results	10
The use of the military in the electoral process in stable and semi-stable countries	12
Limited voting rights for electoral officials?	31
Age limit for biometric identification	10
Electoral violence - early warning tools	8
Creation, composition and mandate of Working Group for Electoral Reform	3
Kyrgyzstan: Referendum/elections with violence in parts of the country?	3
Selection criteria for candidates' debates	2
EMB actions in developing democracies encouraging electoral participation of women	8
Kenya 2012: Seven electoral contests in one day	21
Neutral Symbols for Candidate Identification	10
Regional election observation networks	3
Paramount chieftaincy as a system of local government	6
"Acceptable" number/proportion of invalid votes?	4
Senegal: Adoption of single ballot for 2012 presidential election	5
Constitutional change based on simple (not absolute) majority?	11
Paper audit trail in e-voting	4
Timor-Leste: Pros and cons of a single, codified electoral law	8
Cases of interference with the work of an independent EMB and resulting actions	4
Proportional Representation in Hong Kong Government	4
Legislative Re-election	10
Practices Associated with Combating Political Violence Against Women	8
Temporary staff of EMBs: lessons learned	12
Best practices for elections in disaster states	9
Impact of organized crime on elections?	4
Methods of Promoting Internal Democracy in Political Parties	8
Electoral districts for greater accountability	9
Manually counting ballots in Block Vote systems	6
Sudan: Voter Registration of nomad tribes without a permanent address	9
Codes of conduct for the electoral process	5
Serial numbers on ballots	10
Criteria for selection of Electoral Commissioners	6
Ballot paper design for multiple elections	8
Burma (Myanmar) 2010 Elections: Restrictions for candidate registration	7
UNDP guidelines on prevention of election violence	9
Definition of mental illness in electoral law	5
EMB responsibility to oversee and administer internal political party elections	5
Voting by homeless people	4
Identification of voters wearing a veil	8
Consolidated Response on Gender Quotas in African Countries	1
Family and proxy voting in Macedonia	7
Conduct during Elections for Civil Servants and Ministers	1
Vetting electoral candidates	10
"After-the-event" assessment of elections	10
Inappropriate Electoral Systems	6
Floor-crossing in East Timor
Voting facilities for prisoners	3
Retention of election materials	4
Absentee voting facilities in Bhutan	9
The use of a Photo Voter Roll	10
Electoral education for children	5
EMBs using Automatic Finger Identification Systems (AFIS)	2
Holding elections simultaneously or separately	3
Parallel vote tabulation (PVT) enhancing or undermining election credibility
EMB independence and the origin of independent election administrations
Evaluation of electoral assistance programmes	3
Voter apathy and revival of genuine political participation	5
Multiple passports from the same country	5
Accreditation procedures for domestic observers	11
Gender mainstreaming of the electoral administration	1
Voter registration standards and country case studies
Methods of apportionment	2
Oaxaca, Mexico: Civil society requesting international election monitoring, training and supervision	3
Photographs and icons on ballot papers	3
Electoral management training courses
Combining referenda and elections	10
International vs. domestic election observation
Election observation, monitoring and supervision	5
The role of the police in the electoral process
Electoral system in Iran
Election Observation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ballot papers in the United Kingdom/England
How are voter lists compiled and maintained in Italy?
Direct democracy instruments in EU enlargement	1
Voting with marbles in the Gambia
The practice of compulsory voting: a right or a duty?
None of the above (NOTA) option
What percentage of registered voters makes a registration process acceptable?
Secret ballots and vote buying
Campaign silence
Access to ballots for recount
Ballot paper format in Madagascar
Voter Registration trends and practices around the world
Polling booth privacy in Thailand
Guiding principles for legal framework of elections
Silent Voters/Anonymous Registration in Australia and New Zealand
Role of election boycotts in a democracy
Single member and multi member districts
Voter turnout by gender
Representation of women in Ukraine
Voting Rights of the Military
Electronic Voting Machines - Blank vote option
Candidate verification in Aceh

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