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Title	Description
Loi No.24 (2003): Madagascar	Relative aux elections communales
Madagascar: Loi Organique No 2000-014 (in French)	Portant code electoral
Madagascar: Loi Organique (2000-004, in French)
Algeria: Electoral Law (1997) Arabic	A copy of the Electoral Law of Algeria (1997) in Arabic language
Canada: Canada Elections Act - Canadian Forces Electors (Part 11)	This file features "Part 11, Division 2 on Canadian Forces Electors" of the Electoral Act of Canada
Iran: Elections Act of Islamic Consultative Assembly (1999)	Approved on November 28, 1999
Albania - Electoral Code 2000	The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, No. 8609 dated May 8, 2000
Albania - Electoral Law (1997)	The Law on Elections for the People's Assembly of the Republic of Albania, dated 4 February 1992, with later amendments, the latest of which took effect 16 May 1997
Ethiopia: Consolidated Election Laws (1995-2005)	Consolidated version of the Election Laws of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Proclamation No. 111/1995, with amendments made by Proclamation NO. 438/2005
Egypt: Law on the Exercising of Political Rights (2000)
Indonesia: Overseas Voting and Counting (2004)	ON The Procedure for ballot casting and ballot counting in the election of members of the People's Representative Council (DPR) for Indonesian citizens overseas
Canada: Diary of Duties of Returning Officer	Details all the tasks that the returning officer is required to perform and the relevant reference to each task in the electoral regulations and the electoral law.
Kosovo: Special Needs Voting (2004)	Arrangements made and procedures followed for voters who are unable to vote at the voting station where they are registered on election day. Includes voters who are homebound or institutionalised and those for whom it may be unsafe to go to a voting station on voting day.
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.
Singapore: Election Announcement	Writ of Election for the Election of Members of Parliament. Issued by the President of Singapore
Hungary: Acts on Local Government Election Registration (1994)	Acts on Local Government Election Registration (1994) , published by National Election Office Budapest
South Africa - Local Government Elections	Regulations for voter registration in local government elections in South Africa
Ukraine:Examples of Laws and Regulations	Manual on voting and counting including voting procedures and how to calculate the votes for each candidate and announcement and national proclamation of the results
Indonesia: Overseas Voting and Counting (2004)	The procedure for ballot casting and ballot countign in the election of members of the People's Representative Coutnjicl (DPR) for Indonesian Citizens.
Brazil: Law on Election Broadcasting	The document presents the Law on Election Broadcasting of Brazil (note: the size of this file is very big: 46MB)
Matrix of Political Finance Laws and Regulations	The Matrix of Political Finance Laws and Regulations is a preliminary collection of information on political finance laws at the national level in 111 countries in the world. The study covers the areas of regulatory system, enforcing body, disclosure of and ceilings on income, bans on types of donations, disclosure of and ceilings on expenditure, direct public funding and indirect public funding.
Kosovo: Regulation on Registration of Parties	Regulation No 2004/11 on the regulation and registration of political parties in Kosovo
Ethiopia: Law on Registration of Parties	1993 Law on Registration of Political Parties (Proclamation 46/1993)
Suriname: Electoral Law (1987)	A copy of the electoral law of Suriname from 1987. Article 137,2 covers procedures in case of death, removal or resignation of a candidate before an election
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Election Law
Mongolia: Media and Election Laws	This is an excerpt from election laws in Mongolia. This English version was made available in the website of Globe International NGO.
International Treaties on Media and Elections
Poland: laws and regulations on election broadcasting	Selected laws and regulations on electoral broadcasts and coverage of elections on radio and television in Poland
Serbia and Montenegro: Law on State Election Broadcasting (1998)	Resolution on rules for political parties' presentation in public media founded by state during the election campaign in Montenegro
Barbados: Law on Election Broadcasting (1990)	This is the general election regulation in Barbados that sets the allocation of time for political broadcast.
Slovakia: Election Law Article 15 on Pre-Election Campaign
Russia: Excerpt from Presidential Election Law on Use of Media (1999)	Excerpts from the Presidential Election Law of Russia, from Article 44 to 50, regulating the use of media during the elections.
Poland: Media Regulations from Parliamentary Election Law (1993)
Nigeria: Electoral Act Articles Regulating the Use of Media (2002)	This is an excerpt from Electoral Act of Nigeria (from article 92 to article 96), which stipulates what constitutes the electoral offenses in the use of media during the election campaign.
Albania: Excerpt from Election Law on the Use of Media (1992, amended in 1997)
Moldova: Excerpt from Election Code on the Use of Media	This is the article 47 "Pre-election Campaigning" from Election Code in Moldova. This article deals with the use of media during the pre-election period.
Ukraine: Excerpt from the Presidential Election Law on the Use of Media	This document features Article 32 on the "Use of Mass Media in Pre-Election Campaign Publicity" from the Presidential Election Law of Ukraine.
Voting rights for the Military: Excerpts from legal framework of various countries	Excerpts from legal framework of various countries covering voting rights for the military
United States: Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002	Copy of the Public Law 107–252—OCT. 29, 2002 - Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002
Canada: Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act	The Act provides for the establishment of electoral boundaries commissions of Canada to report on the readjustment of the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons for the readjustment of such representation.
Election Laws and Constitutional Provisions	Election Laws and/or Constitutional Provisions listing redistricting criteria for various countries.
United States: Election Laws from various States (1996)	the file features election laws from the states of Idaho, Illinois and North Carolina, defining district boundaries in the United States (1996).
Australia: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
Iraq: Voter Registration Regulations (IECI Reg 02/04)	This regulation sets voter registration procedures elaborating on the legal framework already in place, and it is issued by the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) in accordance with Orders 92 and 96.
Iraq: Rules of Procedure of the Board of Commissioners (IECI Regulation 01/2004)	This regulation issued by the "Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq" (IECI) of Iraq elaborates on the legal framework already in place, and is issued by the IECI in consequence of the authorizations given in the TAL and in CPA Orders 92, 96 and 97.
Iraq: The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (CPA Order 92)	This document is the Order Number 92 of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq which establishes the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI), its mandate, composition and functions.
Egypt: Law on the Exercising of Political Rights (2000)
IFES: Election Law Compendium of Central and Eastern Europe (2002)	The Election Law Compendium of Central and Eastern Europe compiled by IFES (www.ifes.org)with the objective to provide a comprehensive collection of the election laws of developing democracies in Central and Eastern Europe.
Portugal: Presidential Elections Law and Complementary Legislation (2006)	A copy of the "Lei Eleitoral do Presidente da República e Legislação Complementar" of Portugal, updated to 2006
Germany: Federal Electoral Law (1996)	Federal Electoral Law, enacted on 7 May 1956 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 383). In the version promulgated on 23 July 1993 (Federal Gazette II p. 1288, 1594) most recently amended by the law of 15 November 1996 (Federal Gazette I p. 1712)
Mongolia: Draft New Electoral Law (2005)	A draft version of the new "Law On Elections to the State IH HURAL" (2005)
Mongolia: Electoral Law of the State Great Hural 92-2000	An unofficial copy of the "Electoral Law of the State Great Hural" (Parliament) of Mongolia (1992-2000) - Translation of the International Republican Institute (IRI)
Mongolia: Draft new Law on Central Election Committee (2005)	A draft of Mongolia's new "Law on Central Election Committee " (2005)
Japan: Judgement by the Supreme Court of the provision of the Public Offices Elections Law on Election Districts and the Apportionment of Seats	A copy of the judgement by the Supreme Court of Japan of the provision of the Public Offices Elections Law on Election Districts and the Apportionment of Seats
Indonesia:Collection of Election Laws	Several election laws are collected in this document prepared by the National Election Commission of Indonesia.
Indonesia: Decree on Electoral Dispute Resolution for Supervisory Committees	This file is the Decree Number 13 of 2003 on the Resolution of Electoral Disputes for the Election Supervisory Committees in Indonesia.
Afghanistan Political Parties Law (ENG)	Political Parties Law Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Political Parties Law (Dari )	Political Parties Law Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Penal Code Dari	Afghanistan Penal Code Dari
Afghanistan Media Law (2004 Dari)	Media Law 2004 Dari.
Afghanistan: JEMBS LGL Presidential Decree on Holding Wolesi Jirga (WC) and Provincial Councils' (PC) elections 2005	The Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) shall, in addition to the authority and functions entrusted to it by Presidential Decree No. 40 of 4 Asad 1382, have overall responsibility for the preparation, organization, conduct, and oversight of the elections. JEMBS LGL Presidential Decree on Holding WC and PC elections 2005
Afghanistan: JEMBS LGL Electoral Law 2005-05-10 Dari-Pashto	JEMBS LGL Electoral Law 2005-05-10 in Dari and Pashto languages
Afghanistan: Electoral Law - english	This Law was codified pursuant to the provisions of the constitution of afghanistan for the purpose of regulating electoral affairs in the country. Electoral law in english
Afghanistan: Electoral Law - Dari	This Law was codified pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of Afghanistan for the purpose of regulating electoral affairs in the country. This version of the Electoral Law of Afghanistan is in Dari language.
Afghanistan: Constitution - Dari	Constitution of Afghanistan in Dari language
Afghanistan: Citizenship Law - english	Law on Citizenship (Afghanistan) in English language
Afghanistan: Citizenship Law - Dari	Law on Citizenship in Dari language
Afghanistan: Regulation on Political Campaign Finances (JEMB 2004)	Regulation on Political Campaign Finances as promulagted by the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Political Parties Law	The Law on Political Parties of Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Transitional Presidential Decree on the Adoption of Electoral Law (2004)	Decree from the President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan on the adoption of Electoral Law
Tanzania: Summary of Electoral Laws and Regulations (2000)	This handbook intends to serve as a practical guide for Regional Election Coordinators, Returning Officers and others who may need a concise summary of the laws governing elections in Tanzania.
Mozambique: Electoral Law n. 18/2002	A copy of Mozambique's Electoral Law n. 18/2002, dated 10 October 2002, on the introduction of amendments to the Laws Nº 5/97, of May 28 and Nº 9/99 of April 14 in relation to the institutionalisation of systematic electoral registration for elections and referenda.
Algeria: Droit Électoral (1997 French)	The version in French language of the Electoral Law of 1997 of Algeria
Lebanon: Loi Electorale Parlementaire (2000)	A copy of the Loi Electorale Parlementaire of Lebanon (Parliamentary Election Law) adopted in 2000 (in French)