Voter Education

A collection of best practice materials from inclusive voter education campaigns such as posters, pamphlets, sample ballots and brochures.
There are three illustrations. The top shows a man in a suit teaching a group outdoors. The second shows four people sitting at a table filling out registration forms. The last shows a crowd of people, including a man using crutches, rallying.
Democratic Republic of Congo

The Voting Process

Updated: December 2014
This poster illustrates the process of mobilizing citizens to rally for positive change in society, demonstrating a key facet of political engagement.
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There is a line of voters waiting outside of a room. There is a list of voters' names on the wall. The line includes three women, and three men. The first man in line is older and uses a cane. The second is blind and works with a guide dog.
Costa Rica

Searching the Voter Lists

Updated: December 2014
This image was used as part of a series to explain the voting process for Costa Ricans with disabilities. It was produced by the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE).
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The poster shows two photographs. In the left photo is a man sitting on a motorbike. In the right photo is a man using a wheelchair.
Mali

Register to Vote

Updated: December 2014
This 2014 poster encourages Malians with disabilities to vote. It was provided by Recensement Administratif à Vocation d’Etat Civil (RAVEC), the government of Mali, USAID, and IFES.
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On the brown cover is a column of four illustrated symbols: At the top, a person using a cane; then a person using a wheelchair; then a person with a line through their head; then an ear with a line through it.
Honduras

Protecting the Right to Vote

Updated: December 2014
A 2009 pamphlet about the electoral rights of persons with disabilities was produced by the Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) with support from the National Federation of Persons with Disabilities (FENOPDIH), National Federation of Parents of Persons with Special Needs of Honduras (FENPAPENSH), and Coordinator of Rehabilitation Institutions and Associations of ...
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In the illustration, there are three people sitting at a table. One man is using a wheelchair. There are assistive devices (e.g. magnifying glass) on the table. A man wearing sunglasses and with a service dog is presenting his voter identification.
Costa Rica

Presenting Idenfication

Updated: December 2014
This image was used as part of a series to explain the voting process for Costa Ricans with disabilities. It was produced by the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE).
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There are three columns of Serbian writing. The left column has a circle photo of a woman at the bottom, who is looking at the camera. The middle column is text only. The right column has four universal symbols for disability (e.g. wheelchair)
Kosovo

Nothing About Us, Without Us

Updated: December 2014
This brochure, available in both Albanian and Serbian, promotes political rights for Kosovans with disabilities. It was produced by Handikos, Democracy in Action, USAID, and IFES.
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A round flyer encourages persons with physical, visual and auditory disabilities to vote.
Kosovo

Nothing About Us, Without Us

Updated: December 2014
This flyer, available in both Albanian and Serbian, promotes political rights for Kosovans with disabilities. It was produced by Handikos, Democracy in Action, USAID, and IFES.
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There is a group in front of a desert background walking toward the viewer. In the front is a man using crutches. To his left are two men, and to his right are two women.
Pakistan

National Voters' Day 2014

Updated: December 2014
This poster was produced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in honor of National Voter's Day on October 17, 2014.
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The front cover shows an image of a line of voters waiting to vote, including a man using crutches.
Senegal

My Card, My Vote, My Future

Updated: December 2014
A 2012 voting pamphlet from Senegal explains that identification cards are needed to vote as well as the importance of voting. Produced by the Programme Gouvernance et Paix au Sénégal (PGP), USAID, and IFES.
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Shown is a comic strip with two panels. In the left panel is a woman using a wheelchair and a woman (a journalist) holding out a microphone. In the panel on the right, there is a close-up of the woman using a wheelchair, speaking Georgian.
Georgia

Let's Strive for a Better Future

Updated: December 2014
A comic book that depicts citizen action and political engagement on a number of local government issues, including political participation of persons with disabilities. It was produced by Public Movement Multinational Georgia (PMMG), IFES, and USAID.  
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There are three columns. In the left and right columns is Arabic writing. In the middle column is eight photos, all including persons with disability, and the logo of the Yemeni Forum.
Yemen

Learning about the Voting Process

Updated: December 2014
A 2012 pamphlet provides an overview of political rights for Yemenis with disabilities. it was produced by the Yemeni Forum of Persons with Disability, the British Council, and the Canadian International Development Agency.
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The top row shows a crowd of people (including a man using crutches) waiting to cast their vote. A woman is casting a vote. An arrow shows her vote translates to the bottom row, a crowd of Provinicial Deputies (including a woman using crutches) voting.
Democratic Republic of Congo

How Voters are Represented

Updated: December 2014
A series of public service announcements from the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes an explanation of how votes at national elections are translated into indirect votes for senators and governors.
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A white sheet of paper appears to be blank until you look closely and discover faint shadows, which show Braille writing.
Nepal

How to Vote, Explained in Braille

Updated: December 2014
This guide to the voting process is written entirely in Braille, to support Nepalis with visual disabilities that know how to read Braille.  
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In the top row is a line of people with and without disabilities are waiting outside a booth where a pregnant woman is casting her ballot. An arrow shows that her vote translates into politicians in the second row will support other political nominees.
Democratic Republic of Congo

How Local Votes are Represented

Updated: December 2014
A series of public service announcements from the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes an illustration of how direct votes are translated into indirect votes at the local level. 
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There are three columns on the poster. The far left and the far right columns have Urdu writing. The middle column is illustrated, showing a man and a woman each using crutches and voting in a polling station, as well as voters using wheelchairs.
Pakistan

Explaining the Voting Process

Updated: December 2014
A series of posters were produced by PakWomen (an association of women, children, and persons with disabilities) to explain the voting process in for Pakistani citizens.  
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On the front cover is a man with an intellectual disability wearing a suit and confidently looking at the viewer. The "Down Syndrome Ireland" logo is visible in the upper left corner.
Ireland

Easy-to-read Referendum Guide

Updated: December 2014
In anticipation of a vote on the "Children's Referendum" in 2012, a guide explaining the referendum was produced in an easy-to-read format by an organization called Down Syndrome Ireland.
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In the poster, a man using a wheelchair is going up a ramp. Above the photo are logos and writing in Georgian.
Armenia

Equal Access in Armenia

Updated: December 2014
Produced by the Armenian Electoral Commission and supported by USAID and IFES, the poster encourages Armenian citizens to promote an equal and inclusive society for all.
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The illustrated poster shows printed Braille at the top, circle images of persons with visual, physical, auditory, intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. At the bottom are three voters, two with physical disabilities and one with a visual disability.
Dominican Republic

The Right to Choose

Updated: December 2014
Translation: "The Right to Choose!"   A 2012 voter education poster in the Dominican Republic encourages citizens with disabilities to vote. The "Right to Choose" project was established by La Red Iberoamericana, a Latin American network of organizations of persons with physical disabilities.
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