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• The ACE Practitioners’ Network recently welcomed the 214^th member of an expert group working together to generate and share ideas on issues in electoral management.

• Following a late-March meeting of the ACE Steering Board at the United Nations in New York, a decision was reached to explore more formal ties between ACE and the BRIDGE project, an world renown organisational and staff development tool.

• Read EISA´s interim and post-election statements on the Zimbabwe elections.

• Frequently asked questions about ACE are now answered online through this helpful users guide.

• Find out about regional happenings in ACE’s Eastern and Central Europe and South-East Asia newsletters.

• The Resource Building Institute in Democracy Governance and Elections (RBI) has become ACE’s newest regional resource centre, covering the South Caucasus and Central Asia.

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• Traditional Justice and Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: Learning from African Experiences is International IDEA’s new book based on the on the findings of a comparative study examining the role played by traditional justice mechanisms in dealing with the legacy of violent conflict in Africa.

• UNDP Electoral Assistance Implementation Guide provides a unique approach to planning and implementing electoral assistance using the concept of the electoral cycle, as well as offering specific guidance on project design, resources, partnerships, procurement, evaluation and other areas. Download in English…

• IFES’ 15^th public opinion poll details findings from its fieldwork conducted in Ukraine from August 28-September 11, 2007. The report also references conclusions from previous public opinion surveys conducted in Ukraine since 1994 that aimed to provide reliable and relevant information on voter attitudes and expectations. Download in English …  Download In Ukrainian…

• In Electronic Elections: The Perils and Promises of Digital Democracy, authors R. Michael Alvarez and Thad E. Hall assess the advantages and risks associated with different ways of casting ballots--and shows how e-voting can be the future of American democracy.

Elections Today provides latest news from the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network, election related articles, events and an electoral calendar for upcoming and past elections around the world.

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• Constituent Assembly Elections in Nepal

• Selection process of the National Election Commission of Indonesia

• More...

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• E-Voting.CC offers a two-day seminar covering the topic “Information Technology in the Electoral Process” in cooperation with the Danube University in Krems. The seminar will take place from May 26-27 in Krems, Austria. To download a seminar brochure in English, click here…

• The Council of Europe, in co-operation with the High School of Justice of Georgia will host a seminar giving participants the opportunity to discuss electoral complaints and appeal procedures with judges dealing with electoral disputes on May 6 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

• Representatives from ACE regional centres will gather together from June 30 to July 5 in Dakar, Senegal to further support the ACE Electoral Knowledge Network’s mission to strengthen professionalism within the world's election management bodies. For more information, contact ace.facilitators@idea.int

• The Institute for Education in Democracy (IED), a contributing ACE Regional Resource Centre will introduce their organizational involvement in ACE and related activities to regional stakeholders in Eastern Africa on April 30 in Nairobi, Kenya. For further information and confirmation, kindly contact Collins Onsembe/Ndinda Mutinda by phone 2731125 or email at ied@iedafrica.org

• EISA will be holding an Orientation Workshop for Commissioners and Training of Trainers Workshop for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) 28 April - 2 May in Zomba, Malawi. For more information, contact Belinda Musanhu at belinda@eisa.org.za or Martinho Chachiua at martinho@eisa.org.za

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• The electoral calendar has been brought to ACE through a partnership with an internationally recognized source of information on upcoming and past elections at ElectionGuide.org that also provides timely content from major news sources, such as the BBC, Reuters and the Associated Press.

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