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Tanzania: Guidelines for Local Monitors and International Observers	GUIDELINES FOR LOCAL MONITORS AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS
South Africa: Info on how to Vote from Overseas (2004)	Istructions on how to vote from overseas by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of South Africa
South Africa:Elections Regulations and Guidelines (2004)	Regulations relating to party election broadcast, political advertisments, the equitable treatment of political parties by broadcasting licenses and related matters in respect of the 2004 general elections.
Bolivia: Manual para la elección de prefectos ¿Cómo votar? (2005).	Manual para la elección de prefectos 2005.
Bolivia: Manual para las elecciones generales y de prefectos ¿Cómo votar? (2005).	Manual para las elecciones generales y de prefectos 2005.
Bolivia: Manual para la asamblea constituyente y referéndum ¿Cómo votar? (2006).	Manual para la asamblea constituyente y referéndum 2006.
Canada: Message for Canadian Forces electors	Message from Elections Canada to Canadian Forces electors on their Statement of Ordinary Residence (SOR).
Costa Rica: Manual para la realización de consultas populares a escala cantonal y distrital (1998)	* Manual para realizar consultas populares, plebiscitos, referendos, cabildos. * Handbook for direct democracy.
Saint Lucia: Lyrics for election song	This document contains lyrics of a song that was used to try and motivate people in Saint Lucia to get out and vote.
Afghanistan: JEMB organizational chart	Joint Electoral Managment Body (JEMB) organizational Structure.
Afghanistan: JEMB Provincial organizational chart	JEMB provincial organizational chart
Afghanistan: JEMB regional organizational chart	JEMB regional organizational chart
Afghanistan: 2003 Presidential Elections Operational Plan	An outline of an operational plan for the organization and conduct of elections in Afghanistan in 2004. It builds on assets in place for the Voter Registration Programme.
Bhutan: Voter Guide (2006)	The Voter Guide published by the Election Commission of Bhutan.
Bhutan: Second Election Advisory (2006)	Second Election Advisory on Voter registration from the Office of the Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan
Tajikistan: Election Observation Procedures (2005)	Regulations for observers from the 2005 parliamentary elections in English and Tajik
Tajikistan: Voter Information Radio Message #1 (2005)	A thirty-second voter education radio message
Tajikistan: Voter Information Radio Message #2 (2005)	A thirty-second voter information radio message
Albania - Joint Recommendation Electoral Law and Administration - OSCE & COE	"Joint Recommendations on the Electoral Law and the Electoral Administration" in Albania: November 2004 - by the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR
Portugal: 2006 Presidential Elections Guide (Portuguese)	The file "Eleição do Presidente da República - Guia Prático do Processo Eleitoral" features a detailed guide describing the 2006 Presidential Elections in Portugal.
Egypt: State Information Service Handbook on the Parliamentary Elections (2005)(Arabic version)	Arabic version of the voter education handbook issued by the Government of Egypt State Information Service to inform voters about the Parliamentary Elections of 2005.
Egypt: Parliamentary Election Commission Instructions to Judges (Arabic)	Instructions issued by the Parliamentary Election Commission during the 2005 Parliamentary Elections for judges supervising elections in polling stations and counting centres (in Arabic).
Egypt: Parliamentary Election Commission Instructions to Judges (English)	Instructions issued by the Parliamentary Election Commission during the 2005 Parliamentary Elections for judges supervising elections in polling stations and counting centres (in English).
New Zealand: Everything You Need to Know about Enrolling to Vote	Everything You Need to Know about Enrolling to Vote, published by Elections New Zealand
New Zealand: How to vote from overseas (2005)	Instructions by the Election Commission of New Zealand for voters being overseas at the time of a general election or by-election through casting a special declaration vote
United States: Census Maps	This file presents samples of the County Block Maps for Boone County, Missouri
Guidelines to Assist National Minority Participation in the Electoral Process	Published by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Report elaborates on recommendations from the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Public Life (called the “Lund Recommendations”); the argument is made in pages 40-43 of this document that geographic boundaries of electoral districts should facilitate the equitable representation of national minorities.
European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission): Election Evaluation Guide (2003)	The European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) has written an Election Evaluation Guide and published it in 2003
Nigeria: Application of indelible ink (1998-1999)	Instructions how to apply ink for voting, published in Nigeria Election Manual 1998-99
Guidelines: Election Broadcasting in Transitional Countries (1994)	A practical and comprehensive resource book for governments, broadcasters, political parties, election monitoring and citizens groups, and all those concerned with the vital issue of free and fair elections published by article 19 on http://www.article19.org/publications/global-issues/media.html.
Money in Politics Handbook: A Guide to Increasing Transparency in Emerging Democracies (2003)	Money in Politics Handbook: A Guide to Increasing Transparency in Emerging Democracies published by USAID in 2003
International Electoral Standards Guidelines for Reviewing the Legal Framework of Elections (IDEA)	The Handbook "International Electoral Standards Guidelines for Reviewing the Legal Framework of Elections" by the International Istitute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) sets out internationally-recognized standards applicable across a range of areas of electoral legislation.
International IDEA: Guidelines for Determining Involvement in International Election Observation (2000)	Provides an overview of the different types of observation missions and establishes criteria that should be considered in deciding whether or not to get involved.
International IDEA: The Future of International Electoral Observation	Provides an overview of the different types of observation missions and establishes criteria that should be considered in deciding whether or not to get involved.
India: Description of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM)
The Carter Center: Developing a Methodology for Observing Electronic Voting (2007)	On Nov. 2, 2006, The Carter Center hosted the first activity of this initiative—a small workshop of representatives of election observation organizations and e-voting experts aimed at fostering collaborative discussion and the development of a draft methodology for observing electronic voting. This meeting, called “Developing a Draft Methodology for Observing Electronic Voting Technologies,” built on the results of a previous workshop hosted by the Center in 2005 on the challenges posed by electronic voting technologies. Shortly after the November 2006 meeting, The Carter Center deployed a specialized technical mission to Venezuela to observe the use of electronic voting in its Dec. 3, 2006, presidential election and to conduct a preliminary field test of the methodology. Following the Venezuela mission, Carter Center staff and consultants worked to update and revise the methodology. The Center plans to test the draft methodology in at least two additional pilot missions. This short document, with the attached revised draft observation forms, summarizes the discussions of the November 2006 meeting, the methodological findings of the technical mission to Venezuela, and subsequent efforts by Carter Center staff to revise the draft methodology for observing electronic voting.
European Commission Methodological Guide on Electoral Assistance (2006)	This report sets out the framework within which electoral assistance is provided, lessons learned from previous experience, and the new “Electoral Cycle Approach” and also introduces cross-cutting issues and the factors to be considered when embracing technology for electoral processes; It presents activities that can be implemented in support of Electoral Cycles, indicating potential benefits and risks, and also picks up on the wider, cross-cutting effects arising from these suggested activities. It also deals with issues relating to EC internal procedures for Programming, Identification, Formulation and Implementation and also provides operational advice relevant to the specific phases.
EC-UNDP Operational Guidelines on Electoral Assistance (2006)	Within the framework of the Strategic Partnership between EC and UNDP, a specific document on Electoral Assistance activities was signed in April 2006 – the Operational Guidelines on Electoral Assistance. This document rationalized an existing de facto partnership on the ground and aimed at clarifying implementation aspects, tightening up and improving the EC/UNDP collaboration on electoral assistance and providing for more concrete involvement and influence of the EC in the preparation of projects. In practical terms, it provides Delegations with a centrally agreed operational framework for the implementation of electoral assistance projects; and is applicable only when and if a Delegation decides to contribute to UNDP managed project of assistance.
UNDP Electoral Assistance Implementation Guide (2007)	This guide is designed to assist Country Offices (COs) in the planning, formulation, monitoring and implementation of Electoral Assistance activities. Using the concept of the Electoral Cycle, it incorporates the view of elections as a long-term process rather than a one-off event, drawing on the extensive knowledge of individuals with vast experience of electoral administration and electoral assistance as well as the organisational knowledge of UNDP and other institutions.
Sierra Leone: Strategic Plan for the National Electoral Commission (2001)	the Strategic Plan developed in 2001 by Joe Baxter (IFES) for the National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone
Electoral Cycle	There are many phases to the electoral process: in an election, for example, these include the design and drafting of legislation, the recruitment and training of electoral staff, electoral planning, voter registration, the registration of political parties, the nomination of parties and candidates, the electoral campaign, polling, counting, the tabulation of results, the declaration of results, the resolution of electoral disputes, reporting, auditing and archiving. After the end of one electoral process, it is desirable for work on the next to begin: the whole process can be described as the electoral cycle.
Strategic Planning for Election Organisations - Joe Baxter.pdf	A Practical Guide for Conducting a Strategic Planning Exercise developed in 1999 by Joe Baxter, Senior Election Advisor for IFES.
Guidelines to Assist National Minority Participation in the Electoral Process (ODIHR IDEA)	The "Guidelines to Assist National Minority Participation in the Electoral Process" by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in conjunction with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the OSCE oofice of the High Commissioner on National Minorities.
DPKO/DFS–DPA Joint Guidelines on Enhancing the Role of Women in Post-conflict Electoral Processes (2007)	The main objective of these guidelines is to provide advice on measures that could be implemented in future electoral processes in post-conflict environments to increase the participation of women as voters, candidates and electoral officials and to ensure that electoral processes have an equal impact on women and men.
ACEEEO recommendation on media coverage of elections	Recommendation on media coverage of elections by the ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ELECTION OFFICIALS (ACEEEO)
Commonwealth Election Broadcasting Guidelines (2001)	The "Commonwealth Election Broadcasting Guidelines" published by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association for the Commonwealth Secretariat (2001).
Media Communications Toolkit (IMPACS)	This Toolkit developed by the "Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society" (IMPACS) examines various media tools used in election coverage, suc as: ads, news release, media conference, and more.
Cambodia: Media and Elections Guidelines (UNTAC 1992)	Media guidelines for Cambodia, drafted by the Information/Education Division of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) in 1992
Malawi: Election Reporting Guidelines - Election Commission (1994)	Procedures for media coverage of Parliamentary and Presidential Elections
South Africa: IBA Guidelines on election coverage (1999)	guidelines published by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) on election coverage
South Africa: IBA Guidelines for broadcast licensees (1999)	This is the guideline provided by South Africa's Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) that determines how Party Election Broadcasts on national and regional radio stations should be allocated.
South Africa: IBA Formula for allocating party broadcasting (1999)	guideline published by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) on party broadcasting
United Kingdom: BBC guidelines on election coverage	BBC producer's guidlines 1993 - selected extracts ("Broadcasting during the Elections" and "Opinion Polls")
New Zealand: Media Kit (2005)	General Information for the media for the 2005 general elections in New Zealand, compiled by the Chief Electoral Office. This information kit contains key dates, statistics and information.
United Kingdom: Voluntary Guidelines on Reporting Opinion Polls	This is an article on BBC's internal guidelines on opinion polls (written by Richard Carver).
United Kingdom: Explanatory Notes on Donations for Candidates	Guidance note published by the UK Electoral Commission illustrating responsibilities for party candidates in handling and reporting donations.
International Electoral Standards: Guidelines for reviewing the legal framework of elections (2002)	IDEA’s book on International Electoral Standards sets out the basic legal components governing elections for the purpose of reviewing, drafting or amending electoral legislation. It aims to contribute to promoting uniformity, reliability, consistency, accuracy as well as professionalism in elections.The book covers a range of areas including boundary delimitation, electoral management bodies, voter registration, campaign finance and expenditure, balloting, vote counting, complaints and the role of parties and candidates.
ARTICLE19 Election Reporting Guidelines	Guidelines for broadcast coverage of election campaigns in transitional democracies
Indonesia: Voting and Vote Counting Procedures (2004)	Voting and vote counting procedures at the voting station level for peoples' representative councils, provincial representative councils, regional representative councils and regency represenative councils.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Material Received at Counting Centre	Accounting sheet for material sent to the counting centre from the polling station. To be signed by the counting official who receives it.
Ethopia:Voting and Counting procedures(2004)	Elections manual covering both Voting and Counting processes in 2004
Philippines:Examples of Laws and Regulations	A manual of the entire counting process including how to determine the validity of votes, the announcement and proclamation of results as well as the mechanism for dealing with complaints.
Iraq: Regulations for Polling and Counting (2005)	Covers location of voting and counting sites,security, the voters' register, voting, counting and tabulation and persons authorised to be present at these processes.
Guyana: Manual of Instructions for the Count (1992)	Contains instructions to counting officials on the process of counting including how to identify tendered and spoilt ballots
OSCE:Sample of Invalid and Valid Ballots	Instructions from a polling and counting manual with examples of what kind of mark on the ballot paper can be deemed as consituting a valid vote and what can be deemed as constituting an invalid vote
South Africa:Questionable ballot papers	A matrix showing the assessmen of questionable ballot papers by way of consultation between counting officers and party agenst.
Canada: Closing instructions for Deputy Returning Officers	Directives pour la fermeture du bureau de scrutin, 1997, Source:Elections Canada Directions for the close of the voting station
Zimbabwe:Techniques of Effective Election Management (1994)	Techniques of Effective Election Management published by the African Election Administration Colloquium in 1994
Dominican Republic: Work and Procedural Plan for the Identification and Electoral Cards Project (1993)	Plan para proveer a los dominicanos de una nueva cédula de identidad para votar, por medio de procedimientos uniformes en todos los centros de registro.
A Guide Transparency in Election Administration	This Guide has been developed to provide information on implementing transparency principles in the electoral process. It is intended to serve as a basis for the development of these principles to contribute to the desired goals of free and fair elections. Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials; International Foundation for Election Systems; Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation.
Georgia: Qualifying to Vote	An organogram of the various scenarios that voting station officials may face when determining the qualification of a person to vote and the steps to be followed for each scenario
New Zealand:Information for Candidates (1996)	Useful information for Election candidates including the laws and regulations governing the elections and also some practical advice.
Reviewing the Legal Framework of Elections	International electoral standards and guidelines for reviewing the legal framework of elections as it pertains to the different aspects and phases of the election
Malawi: Voting Procedures	Manual for voting station officials. To be used for training and as a reference on voting day .
Liberia: Polling Procedures (2005)	Procedures to be followed by voting station staff at in the immediate voting and counting period. Details who is authorised to vote and persons authorised to be in the voting station.
United States: Rights for Elderly/Disabled Persons(1997)	Voting Rights for Elderly and Disabled Voters in Washington state. Includes a description of the accessibility standards for these special voters and the kind of assistance they are entitled to.
USA, Illinois:Rights/Limitations of Poll Watchers	A description of what a pollwatcher is and what s/he can or cannot do during observation of the process.
Unites States: Nomination Requirements for Senatorial Primary Elections (2004)	Summary of qualifications and requirements for nomination for the position of senator. Includes details of age and political party qualifications as well as requirements for fees or signatures.
Indonesia: Voting and Vote Counting Procedures (2004)	Procedures for Voting and Vote Counting at the Polling Station Level
United Kingdom: Application to Vote by Post or Proxy (1998)	Internet application to vote by mail or by proxy
New Zealand: Appointment of Polling Staff(1996)	Contract for Appointment of various levels of election staff including a description of responsibilities and the expected renumeration.
Canada: Vote By Mail	An advertising campaign for mail voting with information on what it entails, how it works and the advantages of such a system.
United States: Duties for Polling Staff	Several Poll Positions and their duties.
Ethiopia: Polling Station Guidelines (2004)	Guidelines for the Establishment of Local Electoral Offices and Polling Stations and the duties and responsibilities of electoral officers and district coordinators.
OSCE Guidelines on Population Registration	The guidelines were developed on the recognition that population registration is common to most, but not all, OSCE participating States and that in those States using this model, it provides the legal and administrative framework for compliance with fundamental OSCE commitments and international standards in three distinct areas: the rule of law, the right of universal and equal suffrage and freedom of movement, especially free choice of place of residence. In particular, the guidelines emphasise the potential for synergies and effective linkages between voter registers and population registration systems in order to guarantee universal and equal suffrage. The guidelines are addressed primarily to policy-makers and serve to elucidate the main principles governing the establishment and maintenance of functional systems of population registration in democratic societies. They outline the characteristics of systems which are compliant with the above-mentioned international commitments and data protection standards, highlighting good practices in the OSCE region while taking account of the various administrative traditions of 56 OSCE participating States. The ODIHR will use the guidelines to assist states in building sustainable, accurate and transparent voter registration systems through the modernisation of population registration system in line with international standards and OSCE commitments on freedom of movement.
Colombia: Cartilla instructiva para jurados de votación procedimientos de mesa (2010)	Cartilla instructiva para Jurados de Votación electoral para elecciones Congresales en Colombia
Colombia: ABC Electoral (2010)
Colombia: Cartilla jurados 2010 (RNEC)	Cartilla instructiva para Jurados Electorales - Elecciones Parlamentarias 14 de Marzo del 2010 en Colombia
Hungary: Elections Guidelines - Information booklet for international observers for the parliamentary elections of 2006
Hungary: Elections Guidelines - Information booklet for international observers for the local elections of 2006
Guidelines for AU Electoral Observation and Monitoring Missions (2002)	This document features the "Draft Guidelines for Electoral Observation and Monitoring Missions" of the African Union. Being a regional organization, the African Union recognizes the importance of the electoral observation in the in the democratic process in Africa. The following guidelines are meant to strengthen the democratization and governance processes in the continent, and to promote the AU involvement in electoral observation missions. This draft was released on February 2002.
Ethiopia: Polling Station Guidelines	Guidelines on the establishment of polling stations and the duties of polling station staff by the Office of the National Election Board of Ethiopia