Voter Education

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) conducted the YVote voter education campaign in Kenya to encourage youth to participate in the August 2017 elections. The campaign included images of young persons with disabilities.

In 2017, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya produced a video on marking the ballot paper. The video, which included sign language interpretation, can be viewed at this link. A transcript of the video is available below.   (Transcript begins)   [music plays]   Voiceover: On 8th August 2017, ...

This pamphlet was distributed  in Myanmar for the April 2017 by-elections. It was produced by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Union Election Commission (UEC) and shows the process of voting and include an animated image of a person with a disability.

In 2017, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya, with the support of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) produced voter education videos encouraging voters to check their registration. The video is available in English and in Kiswahili. Transcripts ...

In 2017, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Kenya Electoral Assistance Program (KEAP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported the production of a video to inform voters about the process for party list nominations by the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC).  A full transcript is available below.   (transcript ...

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN), with the support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), produced voter education posters to encourage people to vote in the 2017 local elections.

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN), with the support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), produced voter education posters to encourage people to vote in the 2017 local elections.

In 2017, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Kenya produced a series of posters to encourage persons with disabilities to vote in the August 8, 2017 elections.

In February 2017, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) interviewed disability rights advocate Sekou Nyue about barriers that persons with disabilities encounter in Liberia. The transcript begins below.   (Transcript begins)   Sekou: My name is Sekou Nyue, President, Liberia United Rural Association of the Disabled, a disabled organization ...

In February 2017, the National Election Commission of Liberia (NEC) and development partners such as the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) produced posters to encourage persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups to register to vote in the October 2017 elections.

In January 2017, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) mainstreamed persons with disabilities into voter education materials for local elections. This poster shows a woman who uses a wheelchair working as an election official and a man ...

In January 2017, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) mainstreamed persons with disabilities into voter education materials for local elections. This poster shows women, including a woman with a physical disability, advocating for change by participating in ...

In January 2017, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) mainstreamed persons with disabilities into voter education materials for local elections. This wordless poster shows citizens discussing how local elections lead to local development.

In 2016, the Virginia Department of Elections created a Pocket Guide for Voters that explains their rights on Election Day. The guide notes that voters with disabilities have a right to an accessible polling place and an assistant of their choice. Voters could print out the guide in advance and ...

The Tribunal Electoral del Distrito Federal, which is the electoral court for Mexico City, produced a flier on the right of persons with disabilities to vote. It says that the Tribunal guarantees the right to participate as a citizen and to be a candidate.

A candidate for constituent assembly in Mexico from the PRD party developed voter education materials in braille and easy-to-read format for voters with visual or intellectual disabilities. The document includes campaign proposals on disability rights.

"Elecciones sin discriminación," which was published by the Instituto Nacional Electoral (National Electoral Institute) in Mexico, includes informaion on accessible polling stations and braille ballot guides. The document includes braille on each page.

In 2016, voter education ads were produced in Haiti ahead of the November first-round elections. The ad campaign promoted elections inclusive of women and persons with disabilities. This ad in Haitian Creole roughly translates to say "voting without discimination is the only guarantee of a better future for Haiti."