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This page contains links to election commissions, democracy and election-related
organizations, and other points of interest. Links will be continually updated.
IFES is a partner in the Administration and
Cost of Elections (ACE) Project. The other two partners are:
IFES is a member of the Consortium for Elections and Political Process
Strengthening (CEPPS). The other two members are:
Other IFES websites:
National election commissions and other election management bodies:
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Organizations involved in promoting democracy, voting, and
democratic elections and other sources for information on election systems, election
calendars and results, and constitutions:
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- CAPEL/IIDH - The Inter-American
Integrated Information System is being set up to provide access to a wide
variety of election-related information from the Americas, including an electoral
dictionary, description of electoral systems in the Americas, election-related
primary documents, and electoral statistics.
- Carter Center - The Carter Center,
in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental committment
to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent
and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.
- Center for Civic Education - A nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization dedicated to fostering responsible participation
in civic life. Primarily US focused but with a growing international
program.
- Center for Party Development
- The principal subjects of research, training, and popularization by the
Center for Party Development are political party systems in the United States,
around the world, and transnationally.
- Center for Responsive Politics
- The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-profit, non-partisan organization
that specializes in the study of Congress and particularly the role that money
plays in its elections and actions. The Center’s programs are supported
by grants from major foundations.
- Center for Voting and Democracy
- Studies the impact of voting systems on political representation, proportional
representation, voter turnout and the influence of money in elections. (United
States)
- Citizens' Research Foundation
- Information and issues related to political finance. (United States)
- CEAS/DA (Comparative Election
Administration Study Data Archive) - sponsored by the Department of Political
Science at Goteburg University
- CIVNET - Published by CIVITAS as an international
resource for civic education and civil society.
- Commission on Presidential Debates
- This site is a comprehensive archive of information on U.S. presidential
debates since 1960 and resources for additional research.
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- Democracy Place USA - sponsored by the
Pew Charitable Trust - Promotes civic journalism and citizen participation in public
policy. (United States)
- Desafio98 - A weekly report on the
Venezuelan Presidential Elections of 1998. Also includes a "virtual
ballot" and articles on the use of the Internet in promoting democracy.
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- ELECNet Elections
Resource Page - Links to U.S. state, national and some international election bodies
and non-profit organizations. (International, but primarily United States)
- Elecciones 98 - Detailed information
on the December, 1998 elections in Venezuela presented by the newspaper El Universal.
(Venezuela)
- Election Resources on the Internet -
Provides links to election results in many countries.
- Elections in
Germany - In cooperation with the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, Mannheim, the American
Institute for Contemporary German Studies (The Johns Hopkins University) provides in-depth
analysis of German election results.
- Elections in Malta, The Single Transferable Vote
System in Action, 1921 - 1996 - This site is devoted exclusively to information on Maltese
elections and to the electoral system which is used in Malta, namely, the single
transferable vote (STV). It contains data, descriptions and analyses as well as links to
other relevant sites.
- Electoral Institute of South Africa (EISA) - seeks
to promote electoral policies and practices that will produce free and fair elections, and
secondly the development of programmes which encourage a civic environment conducive to
democratic elections.
- Electoral Studies - An International Journal -
Official website of the Elsevier Journal.
- Electoral Web Sites (Elections Around the
World) - Wilfried Derksen's site containing information on elections, parties, and
parliaments.
- Electronic Voting Hot
List (Lorrie Cranor) - Contains a list of links to Internet sites with
electronic-voting related information. It is intended as a resource list for those doing
research on electronic voting and those interested in implementing electronic voting
systems.
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- Federal Voting Assistance Program - The FVAP
provides U.S. citizens worldwide a broad range of non-partisan information and assistance
to facilitate their participation in the democratic process - regardless of where they
work or live.
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- International Constitutional
Law - Provides constitutional documents and country information plus links
to European constitutional courts. (International)
- International Institute
for Democracy - The Institute's main role is to encourage co-operation
on a world-wide scale between governmental, non-governmental and interparliamentary
organisations, as well as between national parliaments, with a view to promoting
and strengthening pluralistic democracy.
- The Inter-American Integrated Information
System - The CAPEL/IIDH is being set up to provide access to a wide variety
of election-related information from the Americas, including an electoral
dictionary, description of electoral systems in the Americas, election-related
primary documents, and electoral statistics.
- Inter-Parliamentary Union - The IPU is
the world organization of parliaments of sovereign States. The Union
is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace
and co-operation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative
democracy.
Initiative and Referendum Institute
- The Initiative & Referendum Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan,
educational and research organization that analyzes and promotes discussion
of the initiative and referendum process.
- Institute for Election Systems Development
(IESD)- A Russian NGO established to promote research on and greater understanding
of election systems. Information in Russian, English will be offered.
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- Klipsan Press - Provides election results and a
list of publications (International)
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- MMP Electoral System - Information about the
Mixed Member Proportional election system used in New Zealand.
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- Panama - Misión de Observación
Electoral de la Fundación Internacional para Sistemas Electorales (1999)
- Panorama - Comprehensive site on politics,
elections and public opinion in Russia. Many links to other sites.
- Parlamento Latinoamericano - The Latin
American Parliament is made up of 22 member Parliaments
- Parliamentary General
Election - 1994 - Results of the 1994 Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka as well as
a map of polling divisions and results from 1960. (Sri Lanka)
- Peru Election 2000 - Provides the public,
academics, researchers, and members of the international policy community with the most
current and comprehensive information on the developments that will affect Peru's general
elections in 2000.
- Political Database of the
Americas sponsored by the Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies/The
Organization of American States - Provides information about voter registration and
election administration, election calendars and results, electoral systems, laws, and
constitutions. (Americas)
- Political Science Resources -
Lists of links to other websites containing national constitutions, elections and election
systems, and party/candidate information. (International)
- Politics1 - Extensive coverage of US
elections, candidates, political parties, and issues.
- Poynter Online - An educational
and research institution dedicated to promoting excellence and integrity in journalism and
to highlighting the value of independent journalism that informs citizens and enlightens
public discourse.
- Proportional Representation
Society of Australia - Society website and information about proportional
representation; links to other PR sites. (Australia)
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- Rock the Vote - Education and information
stressing voter participation among younger voters. (United States)
- Russia Votes - Public opinion and russian
election system.
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- Transparencia - NGO which maintains
former IFES resource center in Lima, Peru.
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- Vote Smart Web sponsored by Project Vote Smart -
Provides information on candidates and election officials. (United States)
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