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Title	Description
Macedonia: Pre-voting procedures	Election day procedures; identifying voters before they can cast their vote.
Macedonia: checking voters before the polls	This is an image of a procedure of checking voters before they can cast their vote in elections.
United Kingdom: Design of single ballot paper recommended for Scottish Parliament elections (2006)	10 Aug 2006
New Zealand: How to vote from overseas	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
Gambia: Gambians vote in presidential election (2006)	The article "Gambians vote in presidential election; longtime leader is expected to win" by The Associated Press, published on September 22, 2006
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
Flowchart - Issuance of Ordinary Votes (fix)
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.
Ethopia: Voting and Counting procedures (2004)	Elections manual covering both Voting and Counting processes in 2004
Canada: Vote by Mail
United States: Early Voting Handbook	A handbook from the elections division of the office of the secretary of state with directions for the early voting officials. Contains guidelines on polling place procedures for a number of elections
Australia: Declaration Vote Envelopes (1996)	A declaration form to be signed by a voter who may not appear on the voter's roll but certifies that they are registered to vote in a particular election
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.
Australia: Return of Voting Station Officer in Charge	Has examples of all the records kept by a returning officer in charge of the voting station including the checklist of materials received and used such as ballot boxes, seals and seals. Also acts a result or counting sheet for the election itself
Australia: Tasmania - Postal Voting Application	Application Form for Postal Voting
Australia: Vote Issuing Checklist
Australia: Declaration Vote Envelope
Australia: Application for a Postal Vote
United Kingdom: Application to Vote by Post or Proxy (1998)	Internet application to vote by mail or by proxy
New Zealand: Application for a Special Vote (1996)	Leaflet for people who wish cast a Special Vote before voting day, on voting day but not at voting station in New Zealand.
Australia: Application for a Special Vote (1996)	Information on Special Voting and the application form provided by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
Australia 1996: Application for a Postal Vote	Application for a special vote to be signed by the applicant and a witness who certifies that the voter will indeed not be near the area where they are registered to vote.
Albania: Enabling the blind to Vote OSCE (2005)	An article about a program that was designed to give the blind better access to the voting process
37 of 2004 Procedures for Voting (fix)
India: Handbook for Polling Agents (2004)	Handbook produced by the Election Commission of India for polling agents at elections where electronic voting machines are used.
Trinidad and Tobago:Voting Station Layout Poster	A poster detailing the layout of the polling station and the route voters should take when moving through the polling station
United States: Services for Votes with Special Needs	Details arrangements for voters with special needs ranging from disability, illiteracy, language difficultiesand inability to be at the voting station on election. Special arrangements include early voting, accessible voting stations and interpreters.
United States of America (Texas): Early Voting	Description of the two forms of early voting allowed in Texas, who qualifies and how and when early voting is conducted in the state of Texas. Information published by the secretary of state for Texas.
South Africa: Application for Special Vote	Form used by persons who will be unable to attend a voting station on election day. Details categories of voters who qualify for such arrangements including those who would like to be visited by voting officials in order to cast their votes.
United States: Exit Poll for Democratic Party Presidential Primary (2004)	Questionnaire administered to a sample of voters by media organisations in order to determine likely outcome of the Democratic Party's presidential primary election.
United Kingdom:Application to vote by Proxy(2001)	An application to vote by proxy because the voter willnot be able to attend their designated voting station on polling day.
United Kingdom: Absentee Voter Declaration of Identity	Declaration and certification of identity by an absentee voter and her witness. Also includes instructions for casting the ballot and submitting it to the election management body.
United Kingdom: Absentee Vote Application	Application to vote by post or by proxy for employment reasons. Requires certification by employer or in the case of self-employment by a witness
Australia: Spoilt/Discarded Ballot Envelope (1996)	A visual of an envelope used to store each spoilt or discarded ballot and what is to be done with it before it is placed in the envelope
South Africa:Overseas Voting	Information on eligibility criteria for overseas voting and the steps to be taken to access the service
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.
Trinidad and Tobago:Roving Officers Inventory(1997)	A checklist for supplies to be carried by a roving officer who moves with repleshnishment supplies for the voting stations.
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.
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.
United Kingdom: Mail Voting	Information on postal voting including how to apply, how to complete the postal voting certificate and return it to the electoral management body.
Australia: Mail Voting	Postal voting certificate and the envelope to be used to mail it to the electoral management body.
New Zealand:Voting Station Staff Workbook	Workbook used during the training of Voting Station staff
New Zealand:Training Answer Book(1996)	Answerbook used during the training of voting station staff.
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.
Polling Day Staff Summary(1997)	A checklist for the total number of voting station staff required for various voting divisions.
Australia: Mobile Polling Team Report	Return of Officer-in-Charge of mobile polling team
Malawi: Voting Procedures	Manual for voting station officials. To be used for training and as a reference on voting day .
Trinidad and Tobago:Issue of Administration Supplies	A checklist for the issue of admnistrative supplies for an election including forms, materials, stationery and manuals for various personnel within the voting station.
Trinidad and Tobago:Issue of Voting Station Supplies	A checklist for the issue of election materials with description of the item to be issued, the number required and the actual number issued.
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
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
Georgia: IFES Training Video	Script for the training of members of the Provincial Election Commission on Voting Day Procedures
Indonesia: Assisted Voting Form (2004)	Statement by a Helper that assists physically handicapped voters. The helper commits to secrecy
Indonesia: Procedures for Opening Ballot Boxes (2004)	A record of the opening of ballot box, taking out the contents, identifying types of documents and counting the numbers of each type of document for voting.
Indonesia: Objections Form (2004)	Statement of objections by witnesses and special incidents related to the result of voting and vote counting at polling stations.
Singapore: Secrecy Form	An oath of secrecy that is to be signed by persons involved in the electoral process.
Singapore: Election Announcement	Writ of Election for the Election of Members of Parliament. Issued by the President of Singapore
Australia (Queensland): Application Form for Special Vote (1992)	Application form for postal voting and electoral visit voting
Australia: Close of Voting Checklist	Instructions and Checklist for the Voting station officials of tasks to be perfomed immediately after the official end of the voting in preparation for the count. Provides for the accounting of all ballots, used and unused; and spoilt and discarded.
Indonesia: Tabulation of Votes (2004)	The law on the tabulation of votes for the election of President and Vice President in Indonesia. Provides regulations for how the process should unfold including documentation and persons authorised to count as well as to witness the counting process
United Kingdom: Election Action Plan (1995 )	Election Calendar for the Electoral management body showing the tasks which must be perfomed and the deadlines for these tasks in relation to the election calendar
United States: Early Voting in Texas (1996)	A description of the different types of early voting that are allowed by the Texas election code. Provides information on where and when early voting can take place
Indonesia: Objections Form (2004)	Statement of objections by witnesses and special incidents related to the result of voting and counting at the general elections of the President and Vice President.
Ethopia:Voting and Counting procedures(2004)	Elections manual covering both Voting and Counting processes in 2004
Indonesia: Tabulation of Votes (2004)	Procedures for the tabulation of votes for Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections.
New Zealand: Information for Scrutineers (2005)	A detailed guide for scrutineers working in the 2005 General Elections in New Zealand, by the Chief Electoral Officer
Marshall Islands: Application for absentee ballot	Specimen of an application form for an absentee ballot used in the Marshall Islands
Australia: Postal Vote Application (Tasmania)	Application for Postal Vote of the Electoral Commission of Tasmania
United Kingdom: Review of ballot paper design
United Kingdom: Response to the "Review of Ballot Paper Design" (2003)	Response to the "Review of Ballot Paper Design" consultation paper by Dr. N Ben Fairweather of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University
United Kingdom: Application to vote by Proxy	Specimen of the form "Application to vote by proxy at a particular election" of the Electoral Comnmission of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom- Postal Vote	Information on Postal Voting and the application form used in the United Kingdom
Albania: Enabling the Blind to Vote (OSCE)	A paper by the OSCE describing efforts undertaken to enable visually-impaired voters to vote in Albania's national elections
Afghanistan: Polling manual - 2005 English	This guidebook is intended to help electoral officials learn all the necessary aspects of polling and enable officials to solve problems and answer any questions that arise throughout the polling process. Polling manual in english language
Afghanistan: Polling manual -2005 Pashto	This guidebook is intended to help electoral officials learn all the necessary aspects of polling and enable officials to solve problems and answer any questions that arise throughout the polling process. Polling manual in Pashto language
Afghanistan: Polling Manual - 2005 Dari	This guidebook is intended to help electoral officials learn all the necessary aspects of polling and enable officials to solve problems and answer any questions that arise throughout the polling process. Polling manual in Dari language
United States: Voting Scenario Assumptions	A paper with Voting Scenario Assumptions for electoral materials
United States: Absentee Ballot Application (Guam)	Specimen of an application form for absentee ballot from Guam
Canada: Vote by Mail	An advertisement by Canada Post encouraging voters to use the postal voting system. Details advantanges of voting by mail and explains the steps to be followed when casting a vote by mail.