Published Resources

A more extensive listing of published resources relating to voting operations can be found at Bibliography - Voting Operations.

Arizona Secretary of State, Vote by Mail Study Committee. Report of the Committee. Phoenix: Arizona Secretary of State, 1996.

Australian Electoral Commission. Divisional Office Procedures Manual, Elections. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission, December 1995.

Australian Electoral Commission. Mobile Polling Procedures--Electoral Visitors. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission, 1996.

Australian Electoral Commission. Polling Place Management Procedures. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission, 1996.

Australian Electoral Commission. Remote Mobile Polling Procedures. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission, 1996.

Australian Electoral Commission, Training of Polling Staff, Presenter's Manual. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission, January 1996.

Bangladesh Elections Commission Secretariat Electoral Training Institute. Presiding Officer and Assistant Presiding Officer Training, Training Plan, Training Objectives, Time Table, Session Plans. Bangladesh Elections Commission Secretariat.

Centre for Human Rights, United Nations. Professional Training Series No. 2, Human Rights and Elections, A Handbook on the Legal, Technical and Human Rights Aspects of Elections. Geneva: Centre for Human Rights, United Nations, 1994.

CNE-AWEPA. Regional Seminar on Recent Electoral Processes in Southern Africa (A contribution from AWEPA). CNE-AWEPA.

Dundas, Carl W. Dimensions of Free and Fair Elections, Frameworks, Integrity, Transparency, Attributes, Monitoring. London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 1994.

Dundas, Carl W. Organising Free and Fair Elections at Cost-Effective Levels. London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 1993.

Election Commission of India. Election Manual of India, Volumes 1 and 2. New Delhi: Election Commission Of India, 1995.

Elections Canada. The Returning Officer's Manual, Pre Writ Activities, Election Volume 1. Ottawa: Elections Canada, 1996.

Elections Canada. The Returning Officer's Manual, The Electoral Event, Election Volume 2. Ottawa: Elections Canada, 1996.

Elections Division, Secretary of State's Office, Texas. Early Voting Handbook. Austin: Elections Division, Texas Secretary of State's Office, 1995.

Elections NZ. A Guide for Polling Day Staff. Wellington: Elections NZ, 1996.

Elections NZ. Returning Officer's Manual. Wellington: Elections NZ, 1996.

Elections Task Group. Local Government Elections in South Africa 1995/96. Pretoria: Elections Task Group, 1996.

Illinois State Board of Elections. Machine Voting Manual of Instructions for Illinois Election Judges. Chicago: Illinois State Board Of Elections, 1996.

Interim Electoral Commission. Report on the South African Elections of April 1994. Johannesburg: Interim Electoral Commission, 1994.

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. Code of Conduct, Ethical and Professional Administration of Elections. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 1997.

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. Code of Conduct, Ethical and Professional Observation of Elections. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, 1997.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. Handbook, How Domestic Organisations Monitor Elections, An A-Z Guide. Washington: National Democratic Institute For International Affairs, 1995.

New South Wales State Electoral Office. Returning Officer's Instruction Manual. Sydney: New South Wales State Electoral Office.

Norwegian Helsinki Committee. Manual for Election Observation. Oslo: Norwegian Helsinki Committee, 1996.

Reynolds, Andrew and Ben Reilly. The International IDEA Handbook of Electoral System Design. Stockholm: International IDEA, 1997.

The Community Elections Evaluation Group. The End of The Beginning, An Evaluation of the November 1995 South African Local Government Elections, Volume 1 Report and Recommendations. Pretoria: The Community Elections Evaluation Group, 1996.

The Electoral Administrator's Manual. Great Britain, 1992.

United Nations Development Programme/DDSMS, Technical Assistance Team. Assistance to The Electoral Process in Mozambique, Final Report. New York: United Nations Development Programme/DDSMS, Technical Assistance Team, 1995.

Electronic Information Resources

There is an increasing amount of useful reference information on voting operations and frameworks available through the Internet. A comprehensive jump list of web sites containing information relevant to the operational, legal or voter information frameworks of voting operations, and which were accessible as of 19 June 1998, can be accessed though Links to Other Sites - Index or Bibliography - Voting Operations.

The listing below is a selection of web references containing extensive information on issues relevant to voting operations. All pages referenced are in English.

Research, Advisory and Observer Organisations and Publications

International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES). http://www.ifes.org/

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). http://www.int-idea.se/

International Parliamentary Union (IPU). http://www.ipu.org/

Organisation of American States, Unit for Promotion of Democracy. http://www.oas.org/EN/PROG/UPD

Organisation for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) (election monitoring). http://www.osceprag.cz/inst/odihr/odihr.htm#Public

Sites Linking Election Information

ELECNET--Links to federal, state and county election bodies in the United States of America. http://www.iupui.edu/~epackard/eleclink.htm

Elections and Electoral Systems Around the World. http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/po/election.htm

Electronic Voting Hot List. http://www.ccrc.wustl.edu/~lorracks/sensus/hotlist.htm

Electoral Laws of the Americas Index. http://www.georgetown.edu:80/LatAmerPolitical/Electoral/electoral.htm

List of Election Data Resources on the Internet. http://www.pitt.edu/~alvarez/

Political Database of the Americas. http://www.georgetown.edu/LatAmerPolitical/

Political Resources on the Net. http://www.agora.stm.it/politic/

The U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library--Election, Qualification, Removal and Lobbying of Public Officials. http://law.house.gov/149.htm

Country Index

Albania

Election--IFES Albania (in English). http://www.ifes.org/albania

Armenia

Election Administration--Central Election Commission (in English). http://cec.freenet.am/

Elections--IFES Armenia (in English). http://www.arminco.com/homepages/ifes/

Australia

Election Administration--Australian Electoral Commission (in English). http://www.aec.gov.au

Bosnia

Elections--OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (in English). http://www.oscebih.org

Brazil

Election Administration--Tribunal Superior Electoral (in Portuguese). http://www.tse.gov.br/

Bulgaria

Election 1997--Bulgarian Association for Fair Elections and Civil Rights (in English). http://fairelections.mobiltel.bg

Canada

Election Administration--Elections Canada (in English and French). http://www.elections.ca/home_e.htm

Colombia

Election Administration--Registraduria Nacional (in Spanish). http://www.registraduria.gov.co/home.htm

Costa Rica

Election Administration--Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish). http://www.tse.go.cr/

Croatia

Election Administration--Croatian Election Commission (in English). http://www.sabor.hr/izbori97/presiden/presiden.htm

Czech Republic

Election Administration--Central Electoral Commission (in English). http://www.volby.cz/volbyen/volbyen.htm

Dominican Republic

Election Administration--Junta Central Electoral (in Spanish). http://www.jce.do/

Ecuador

Election Administration--Tribunal Supremo Electoral (in Spanish). http://www.contacto.com/tse/

El Salvador

Election Administration--Tribunal Supremo Electoral. http://www2.gbm.net/tse/

Estonia

Election Administration--Estonian National Electoral Committee (in Estonian and English). http://www.rk.ee/VVK/ (Scroll to end of index for information in English)

Hungary

Election Administration--Kozponti Nyilvantarto es Valasztasi Hivatal (in Hungarian). http://www.election.hu/

India

Election Administration--Election Commission of India (in English). http://www.eci.gov.in

Ireland

Election Administration--Department of the Environment and Local Government (in English). http://www.environ.ie:80/electindex.htm

Israel

Election System Description. http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/news/elec1996.htm and http://www.knesset.gov.il/knesset/knes/eng_mimshal_beh.htm

Italy

Election Administration--Ministero dell' Interno - Direzione Centrale per i Servizi Elettorale (in Italian). http://195.120.182.34:80/ind_elez.htm

Mali

Election Administration--Commission Electorale Nationale Independante (in French). http://www.malinet.ml/ceni/

Mexico

Election Administration--Instituto Federal Electoral (in Spanish). http://www.ife.org.mx/

New Zealand

Election Administration--New Zealand Electoral Commission (in English). http://www.govt.nz/elect/

Nicaragua

Election Administration--Consejo Supremo Electoral (in Spanish). http://www.cse.gob.ni

Palestine

Election Administration--Central Election Commission (in English). http://www.planet.edu/cec/

Panama

Election Administration--Tribunal Electoral (in Spanish). http://www.tribunal-electoral.gob.pa/

Paraguay

Elections--IFES Paraguay. http://www.quanta.net/ifes/

Portugal

Election Administration--Commissao Nacional de Eleicaoes (in Portuguese). http://www.cne.pt/main.htm

Puerto Rico

Election Administration--Comision Estatal de Elecciones (in Spanish). http://www.ceepur.org/

Romania

Election Administration--Central Electoral Bureau (in English, also available in Romanian). http://www.kappa.ro/guv/bec/ceb96.htm

Russia

Elections--IFES Russia (in English, also available in Russian). http://www.ifes.express.ru/

Slovenia

Election Administration--Republic Electoral Commission (in English). http://www.sigov.si/elections/rvk.htm

Ukraine

Elections--IFES Ukraine (in English). http://ifes.ipri.kiev.ua/

United Kingdom

Manchester City Council--Election Administration (in English). http://www.manchester.gov.uk/register_to_vote/1.htm

United States of America

Most electoral bodies in the United States have a web presence, and many can be found linked through the ELECNET site, cited above under 'Sites Linking Election Information.' A selection of useful federal, state and county sites appears below. All pages referenced are in English.

Election Administration--Federal Election Commission. http://www.fec.gov

Election Administration--Federal Voting Assistance Program. http://www.fvap.gov

Alaska--Election Administration, Secretary of State, Division of Elections. http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/homepage.htm

California--Election Administration, San Bernadino County, Registrar of Voters. http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/rov/

California--Election Administration, San Francisco City and County, Department of Elections. http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/election/index.htm

California--Election Administration, Secretary of State, Elections Division. http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm

District of Columbia--Board of Elections and Ethics. http://www.dcboee.org/

Florida--Election Administration, Department of State, Division of Elections. http://election.dos.state.fl.us/Index.htm

Illinois--Election Administration, State Board of Elections. http://www.state.il.us/election/

Massachusetts--Election Administration, Secretary of State, Elections Division. http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/sec/ele/eleidx.htm

North Dakota--Election Administration, Secretary of State, Elections Division. http://www.state.nd.us/sec/Elections%20Division.htm

Ohio--Election Administration, Secretary of State. http://www.state.oh.us/sos/elecpage.htm

Oregon--Election Administration, Secretary of State, Elections Division. http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/elechp.htm

South Carolina--Election Administration, Election Commission. http://www.state.sc.us/scsec/

Texas--Election Administration, Collin County, Elections Administrator. http://www.co.collin.tx.us/ELECTIONS/election.htm

Texas--Election Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Elections Division. http://lamb.sos.state.tx.us/function/elec1/

Yugoslavia

Election Assistance--IFES Serbia (in English). http://www.ifes.org/serbia/index.htm