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Direct Democracy

DD01 Please provide information about the person completing the questionnaire.
a. Name and Title: Jose Maria Aranaz
b. Job Title: Legal Adviser
c. Organisation: UN-EAD
d. Contact Address. IECI Green Zone, Baghdad, Iraq
g. Email: aranaz@un.org or jmaranaz@yahoo.com

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD124 If free media access is provided, what are the criteria for allocating broadcast time / printing space?

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD126 What restrictions or controls, if any, are there on media coverage of the campaign and/or issue during the relevant period?

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD13 When were direct democracy mechanisms first introduced into the legal framework at the national level? Date (yyyy)
f. Not applicable x

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD14 When was an administrative framework for direct democracy mechanisms first introduced at the national level? Date (yyyy)

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD17 Are mandatory referendums currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
c. No

Last updated: 2006-10-27 09:15:26 UTC

DD18 Are optional referendums currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
c. No

Last updated: 2006-10-27 09:15:26 UTC

DD19 Are citizens' initiatives currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
c. No

Last updated: 2006-10-27 09:15:26 UTC

DD20 Are agenda initiatives currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
c. No

Last updated: 2006-10-27 09:15:26 UTC

DD27 What are the issues, if any, in relation to which referendums are mandatory at the national level?
l. Not applicable

Last updated: 2006-10-27 09:19:12 UTC

DD28 What are the issues, if any, in relation to which referendums are optional at the national level?
l. Not applicable

Last updated: 2006-10-27 09:19:12 UTC

DD29 Which issues, if any, are excluded from being the subject of referendums at the national level?
l. Not applicable

Last updated: 2006-10-27 09:19:12 UTC

DD38 What, if any, are the quorum requirements for a mandatory referendum to be valid? Please specify numbers/percentages.

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD39 What, if any, are the quorum requirements for a optional referendum to be valid? Please specify numbers/percentages.

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD43 When is the outcome of a mandatory referendum binding?
d. Not applicable

Last updated: 2006-10-27 09:20:12 UTC

DD67 What restrictions, if any, are there in relation to the time period in which an individual/position can be recalled?

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD70 If a separate ballot to replace an individual who has been recalled takes place, how soon after the recall ballot is it held?

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD72 How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for an abrogative referendum (optional)? Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD73 How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for a rejective referendum (optional)? Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD74 How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for a citizens' initiative? Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD75 How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for an agenda initiative? Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

DD84 How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for a recall? Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.

Last updated: 2007-07-16 05:44:42 UTC

Electoral Management

EM10 What was the spending (in USD) per registered voter (NOT actual voters) or, where there was no voter roll, the estimated number of eligible voters at the last general elections?
a. USD/registered voter 3

Source: etc
Last updated: 2006-09-27 19:45:28 UTC

Electoral Systems

ES01 How is the Head of State selected?
h. Other

Comments: testing
Last updated: 2007-12-19 20:50:59 UTC

ES02 How is the Head of Government selected?
f. Other

Comments: test
Last updated: 2006-11-14 22:12:05 UTC

ES11 If special constituencies or seats are reserved in Chamber 1, specify which interest groups, and the proportion of total seats reserved for:

Last updated: 2007-07-01 11:35:03 UTC

ES13 If special constituencies or seats are reserved in Chamber 2, specify which interest groups, and the proportion of total seats reserved:

Last updated: 2007-07-01 11:35:03 UTC

Legislative Framework
LF04 Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
a. Voting is voluntary

Source: International IDEA Voter Turnout Website (http://www.idea.int/vt/)
Last updated: 2006-11-17 13:47:02 UTC

Media and Elections

ME01 Please provide information about the person completing the questionnaire.

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME11 What laws, if any, guarantee freedom of access to public information for representatives of the media?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME13 What are the laws, if any, which govern the operations of the public broadcaster? Specify the date of the latest version (including latest amendments)

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME18 What are the laws, if any, that provide for the safeguards for editorial autonomy in relation to the public broadcaster(s)?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME19 What are the laws, if any, which govern the granting of broadcasting licenses/frequencies to private broadcasters?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME22 What are the legal conditions, if any, under which the activities of a media outlet may be suspended?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME38 What, if any, is the maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME55 What, if any, is the maximum amount that a presidential candidate is permitted to spend on paid advertising?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME56 What are the laws, if any, which govern the disclosure of campaign advertising expenditures by political parties and candidates?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME57 What, if any, is the maximum amount that a media outlet can charge parties/candidates for advertising during the campaign?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME58 How does this maximum amount (identified in question C.15.1) affect the political participation of smaller or newly formed parties?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME60 What legal requirements, if any, regulate the participation of candidates or party representatives in media debates?

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

ME62 What is the blackout period, if any, during which results of pre-election opinion polls may not be released to the public?
g. Not applicable

Last updated: 2007-07-14 01:47:50 UTC

Voter Registration

VR01 What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
c. 18

Last updated: 2007-10-17 07:56:28 UTC

VR09 Approximately what percentage (on the basis of cost) of registration supplies and equipment are obtained or produced within the country?

Last updated: 2007-10-17 07:56:28 UTC

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