Electoral Systems
- Fact Sheet on the Citizen's Assembly's recommended STV model (2004)
- Canada: British Columbia - Empowered Citizen Participation
- This case study presents the unique experiment undertaken by the Canadian province of British Columbia, a process on electoral reform: the government gave a randomly selected group of citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - the opportunity and responsibility to independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.
- The Role of Electoral Systems in the Resolution of Ethnic Conflict
- This paper by David Chapman for the "Democracy Design Forum" explores the role of electoral systems in the resoution of ethnic conflicts.
- China: Village Committee Elections: First Steps on a Long March?
- Case study on the role of Village Commitees in China, written by Dong Lisheng and Jørgen Elklit
- Compulsory Voting (1997)
- Counting under STV
- Canada: British Columbia Citizen's Assembly's final report recommending STV (Punjabi) (2004)
- This report presents the recommedations of the "Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform" of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is based on the government's experiment to let a group of randomly selected citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.
- Canada: British Columbia Citizen's Assembly's final report recommending STV (Chinese) (2004)
- This report presents the recommedations of the "Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform" of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is based on the government's experiment to let a group of randomly selected citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.
- Canada: British Columbia Citizen's Assembly's final report recommending STV (French) (2004)
- This report presents the recommedations of the "Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform" of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is based on the government's experiment to let a group of randomly selected citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.
- Canada: British Columbia Citizen's Assembly's final report recommending STV (English) (2004)
- This report presents the recommedations of the "Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform" of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is based on the government's experiment to let a group of randomly selected citizens - the "Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform" - independently review the electoral system and have its recommendations submitted to the public for approval at a referendum.
- Government Structure and Electoral Systems (2003)
- With this paper, Benjamin Reilly sets out options for structuring a system of government and choosing an electoral system, focusing on the comparative experience of transitional democracies in choosing amongst available options, examining choices made by countries emerged from a period of protracted conflict.
- Electoral Systems and their Goals:a Primer for Decision-Makers
- The paper "Electoral Systems and their Goals:a Primer for Decision-Makers" by Donald L. Horowitz, Professor of Law and Political Science, at the Duke University (January 2003)
- Albania: Ballot Paper (1997)
- Ballot Sample for MMP Systems
- Antigua and Barbuda: Ballot Paper (1975)
- Australia: Ballot Paper for Elections of House of Representatives
- Sample for Ballot Paper for Alternative Vote System
- Australia: Ballot Paper for Elections of Senates
- A Sample of Ballot Paper for AV Systems
- Bangladesh: Ballot Paper
- A Sample of Ballot Paper for the First Past The Post (FPTP) System
- Brazil: Sample of ballot paper for legislative elections at the federal and state level
- Muestra de la boleta electoral para la elección de diputado federal y estatal.
- Brazil: Ballot paper for presidential, senatorial and gubernatorial elections (2002)
- Boleta electoral para la elección de presidente, gobernador y senadores.
- Burkina Faso: Ballot Paper (1997)
- Sample for Ballot Paper for Legislative Elections in List PR System
- Denmark: Ballot Paper
- Sample of Ballot Paper for List PR System
- Ecuador: Ballot Paper (1994)
- Sample of Ballot Paper for List PR System
- Ethiopia: Ballot Paper
- Sample for Ballot Paper in First Past the Post (FPTP) System
- Germany: Ballot Paper for Parliamentary Elections (1990)
- Sample of Ballot Paper for Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) System
- Ghana: Ballot Paper for Presidential Elections (1996)
- Sample of Ballot Paper for Presidential Elections
- Moldova: Ballot Paper for Presidential Elections (1996)
- Sample of Ballot Paper for Presidential Elections
- Philippines: Ballot Paper (1996)
- Sample of ballot paper for a Parallel System, used in the 1996 elections for the Autonomous region of Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines.
- Map of the Electoral Systems of the World (2005)
- Map of the Electoral Systems of the World produced by International IDEA (www.idea.int) for its handbook on Eletoral System Design.
- Poster of the Electoral Systems of the World (2005)
- Poster of the Electoral Systems of the World produced by International IDEA (www.idea.int) for its handbook on Eletoral System Design
- European Parliament: Elections to a Supranational Body
- Background and historical description of the elections to the European Parliament. Written by Andrew Ellis and Stina Larserud
- Evolution of Electoral Systems, a brief introduction (1998)
- A brief introduction to the evolution of electoral systems.
- How Votes Become Seats (1998)
- India: First Past the Post on a Grand Scale
- Case study of the world's largest democracy. Historical background and current situation described by Vijay Patidar
- Indonesia: Continuity, Deals and Consensus
- Description of the Electoral system of Indonesia. The case study describes the transition to democracy and the latest elections. Written by Andrew Ellis
- Kyrgyzstan: Electoral Manipulation in Central Asia
- The electoral system in an ex Soviet authoritarian system. Case study written by Eugene Huskey.
- Lesotho: Africa’s First MMP Electoral System
- Description of the difficulties met in an a FPTP electoral system and the establishment of an Interim Political Authority. Written by Jørgen Elklit
- New Zealand: Learning to Live with Proportional Representation
- The reasons behind the change of electoral system in New Zealand. written by Nigel S. Roberts
- Palestinian Territory: Political Realities Shape the System
- A description of the creation of the Palestinian electoral system, written by Andrew Ellis.
- Electoral Systems Briefing Paper
- The "Electoral Systems Briefing Paper" is a handy and useful tool created by Alan Wall to understand different aspects of the various electoral systems and to consider advantages and disadvantages of each.
- South Africa: Electoral Systems, Conflict Management and Inclusion
- A historical description of the electoral system of South Africa, from the elections in 1994 until today. Written by Andrew Reynolds
- Thailand: Combating Corruption through Electoral Reform
- This file features a Case Study written by Allen Hicken on the consequence of the Constitution of on Thailand adopted in 1997.
