Election-related links

European initiative for democracy and human rights

This is the link to the main election related page of the European commission's website.

EC-UNDP Partnership on Electoral Assistance

The EC and UNDP have been collaborating in the field of electoral assistance since 1997 but it is since 2004, with the implementation of the project in support of the electoral processes in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the collaboration was strongly intensified, leading to the signature, in 2006, of the "Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of Electoral Assistance Programmes and Projects". This website contains links and references to the formulation and implementation of Electoral Assistance projects of the EC and the UNDP.

Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

The NIMD is an institute of political parties for political parties. In line with the development cooperation policy of the Dutch Government and as a response to international requests for support by political parties and groups abroad, the Dutch political parties PvdA, VVD, CDA, D66, the Green-Left party, the Christian Union and SGP decided to set up a new foundation: the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD). This foundation was established on 18 April 2000.

IOM - International Organization for Migration

Inter-governmental organization in the field of migration who works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. Over the years, IOM has been actively involved in supporting elections in countries in post- conflict situations or political transition. Within this framework, IOM focuses its activities on providing access to voting to the Diaspora, supporting EU Election Observation Missions in third countries and assisting governments in the enfranchisement of disadvantaged internally displaced groups.

AngusReid Election Tracker

Comprehensive information on recent and upcoming elections

Maximiliano Herrera's Electoral Calendar

Worldwide Electoral Calendar which contains the elections at all levels: presidential, legislative, local, by-election, referendums and party conventions.Constantly updated

Psephos – Adam Carr’s Election Archive

Updated election information on most countries in the world

Election Resources on the Internet

Country-specific links to election-related material, such as Electoral Management Bodies

UNDP

This is a link to the UNDP website.

iKnow Politics

The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics, an online workspace designed to serve the needs of elected officials, candidates, political party leaders and members, researchers, students and other practitioners interested in advancing women in politics

Wikipedia Elections page

Main election page of wikipedia

Michael Gallagher’s Electoral systems web site

Information on party system fragmentation and disproportionality of some (mostly European) countries

Lijphart Elections Archive

Country-specific statistics and links to election statistics publications

Electoral Geography

Election results and electoral maps

CSES - the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems

Collaboration project on cross-national electoral studies

CRCES - Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies

Various papers concerning voting and election, in English and French. The Chair is held by professor André Blais, university of Montreal

African Election Database

Database with election results and general information on most Sub-Saharan African countries

AAEA - Association of Asian Election Authorities

Links and information on 14 Asian Electoral Management Bodies

The Reconciliation Resource Network (RRN)

Online forum for sharing information, best practices, links and other resources among the diverse and geographically dispersed community of reconciliation practitioners, analysts and policy makers.

Constituency-Level Elections database

A database with election results from constituency-level elections (CLE) from around the world. Please note that the files are in .dta format.

Parties and Elections in Europe

Information about parliamentary elections in the European countries since 1945

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

The international organization of Parliaments of sovereign States. Contains information of most parliaments in the world.

BRIDGE Project

BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections) is the most comprehensive professional development course available in election administration. It has been developed by electoral administrators themselves, people with wide experience of elections in many different countries and contexts. It improves the skills, knowledge, and confidence both of election professionals and key stakeholders in the electoral process including members of the media, political parties, and electoral observers.

Ballot papers of the world

This site contains samples of ballot papers from various countries across the globe.

Legislation Online

Internet-based free-of-charge legislative database published and maintained by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.

Caribbean Elections

This website contains information about some Caribbean elections, such as the 2008 elections in Grenada and Barbados. The website is run by Unison Global Corporation, a private company.