ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Voter Education Campaign in Tajikistan

Before Tajikistan’s presidential elections in 2013, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, in co-operation with the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda conducted a door-to-door, person-to-person voter education campaign throughout the country. The campaign targeted women and potential first-time voters. From 22 October until 4 November, 60 voter educators reached 115,037 voters explaining procedures for casting a ballot and that proxy voting is prohibited.

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South Africa: Vuma Mashinini appointed IEC commissioner, SABCNews (2015)

In this article, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa gets a new commissioner.

Cyril Ramaphosa ‘was right to be careful on Lesotho’, News24 (2015)

In this article, former IEC commissioner applauds South Africas' Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was heading Southern African Development Community (SADC) mediation process in Lesotho for being extremely carefully.

Tshotlego Pulls Out of BDP Race, Botswana Daily News (2015)

A lack of adequate campaign resources has forced Mr Dithapelo Tshotlego to pull out of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) chairmanship race.

Ireland: Women TDs opposed to quota criticised, The Irish Times (2010)

This article discusses the reaction of the National Women's Council to the opposition to introduce mandatory gender quotas for political parties. Yesterday, women TDs criticized the quota system, and stated that this is not the right way to solve the problem. The National Women's Council replied that this shows a lack of solidarity with other women, and believes that women opposing this system are not able to suggest any other measure. There are only 23 women TDs in 166-seat Dáil (13%).

Ireland: More women needed to represent true democracy, The Irish Times (2010)

This article discusses the gender representation in Irish politics. Among the 23 women in the Dáil, the majority refuses to introduce mandatory gender quotas in political parties, and yet there is a great under-representation of women in politics. A 2009 report of the Joint Oireachtas Justice Committee, concluded that in Ireland the “overall masculine image of politics” remains as a powerful as ever.

Australia: Pollies still missing the point of social media, The Sydney Morning Herald (2010)

This article discusses the involvement of the social media in the Australian upcoming elections. According the experts, politicians are not using the social media as the new and interactive tool that it is. In 2009, 152 Australian politicians were using Twitter, but they mostly use it to distribute their messages rather than to listen to the users.

MPs support Sweden Democrats isolation: poll, The Local (2010)

Following a recent opinion poll that indicated 6.5% of voters supported the far-right party Sweden Democrats a survey of Swedish MPs indicates that 66% would be willing to work with the party in parliament, if they are successful in the election.

Vote counting underway in Solomon Islands, Radio Australia (2010)

Vote counting has begun in the Solomon Islands, election observers were pleased with a generally peaceful process. Results are expected in the coming days.

Early re-elections in Solomons poll, Sydney Morning Herald (2010)

Vote counting continues in the Solomon Islands but two MPs have already been re-elected. Voting day was observed to be peaceful but Solomon Islands' police are still on high alert.

Finland: Voting age may be lowered to 16, Helsinki Times (2010)

This article reports on the Finnish Justice Minister's proposal to lower the minimum voting age for municipal elections. Lowering the voting age usually improves the voter turnout, as the turnout among young people is generally the lowest of any group.

IDENTIFICACIÓN DE ALIADOS POR UN PACTO SOCIAL

El programa Voto Informado está dirigido a la población electoral en general por lo que es imprescindible estar en los espacios donde se reúnen y confluyen en mayor número es por ello que nuestros principales aliados en este proceso está compuesto por todas las instituciones públicas y privadas que coadyuven a fomentar la búsqueda de información en ambos procesos electorales. Durante esta identificación de aliados que viene realizando las coordinaciones con instituciones en los 43 distritos en los que llevará a cabo las Nuevas Elecciones Municipales para la Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima 2013 en vista que la suscripción del Pacto Social contribuirá a las actividades de difusión.

Togo: Ecowas force to help deter Togo vote violence, Republicoftogo.com (2010)

West African states will provide a multinational force to help police on March 4th elections in Togo, where violence during a 2005 vote left at least 400 dead.

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Zimbabwe: Mugabe wants peace at constitution talks, News24 (2012)

In this news article,Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe calls for peace during constitution talks. He said this will pave way for national elections in the next year's elections.

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USA: Efforts to prevent voter fraud draw scrutiny, NPR (2010)

This article reports on the proliferation of new citizens groups created to monitor elections in the United States. These groups, who have been campaigning as well, will set up surveillance teams outside polling stations to prevent voter fraud (even offering rewards for information). Some people, however, are concerned about their real intentions and believe that voters will be intimidated and discouraged from voting. The New York University Law School is monitoring this phenomenon. The Democratic Party filed a suit against one of this group in Texas, the King Street Patriots, claiming that they target Democratic voters and minorities.