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Voter Education
Voter Education
A collection of best practice materials from inclusive voter education campaigns such as posters, pamphlets, sample ballots and brochures.
Kenya
Why Vote?
Updated: April 2017
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.
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Liberia
Q&A with Sekou Nyue
Updated: March 2017
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 ...
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Liberia
Election is everybody's business
Updated: March 2017
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.
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Haiti
Voter Education for Local Elections
Updated: January 2017
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 ...
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Haiti
Advocating for Change and Voting
Updated: January 2017
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 ...
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Haiti
Local Elections for Development
Updated: January 2017
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.
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United States
Pocket Guide for Voters
Updated: January 2017
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 ...
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Mexico
I have the right to vote
Updated: December 2016
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.
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Mexico
Propuestas de campaña
Updated: December 2016
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.
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Mexico
Elecciones sin discriminación
Updated: December 2016
"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.
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Haiti
Voting without Discrimination
Updated: November 2016
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."
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Haiti
Inclusive Mock Elections
Updated: November 2016
On November 15, 2016, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) organized pilot mock elections in three high schools in Haiti. The mock election exercise was led by IFES Civic Engagement Agents (CEA), who briefed participants on the electoral process in Haiti, and the main steps of the voting process. Immediately ...
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Georgia
Voter Services for October 2016 Election
Updated: November 2016
In advance of elections in October 2016, the Central Election Commissions (CEC) of Georgia published a voter education video to their Facebook page with details about voter services availble to those with disabilities. A transcript of the video is available below. To view the video, please click here. ...
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Georgia
Georgia Without Borders Campaign
Updated: August 2016
In 2013, the Social Protection League (NLP) in several cities in Georgia produced a number of brochures as part of the "Georgia Without Borders" project funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development (SIDA). Throughout the campaign, NLP audited polling stations and other locations for accessibility and created an online ...
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United States
National Campaign Supporting Voters with Disabilities: REV UP!
Updated: July 2016
In advance of the 2016 presidential election in the United States, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is leading a new voter registration and mobilization campaign called "Register, Educate, Vote and Use your Power", or REV UP. The AAPD estimates that there are about 57 million American citizens with disabilities. ...
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India
Interview on Voting in India with Persons with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Updated: July 2016
In 2016, Disability Rights Alliance (DRA), a collective of disabled persons' organizations (DPOs) in India, asked voters with intellectual and developmental disabilities about voting. These interviews supported DRA's advocacy with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to enfranchise persons wtih intellectual and psychosocial disabilities. Srinivasa Prasad, a young man who has ...
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Paraguay
Reglamento del Voto Accesible para las Elecciones Municipales del año 2015
Updated: May 2016
In 2015, Fundaciόn Saraki, a Paraguayan organization dedicated to supporting rights of persons with disabilities, produced a number of brochures on access to elections. This voter education brochure informed persons with disabilities of the regulations in Paraguay that support voters with disabilities.
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Paraguay
Voto en Casa
Updated: May 2016
In 2015, Fundaciόn Saraki, a Paraguayan organization dedicated to supporting rights of persons with disabilities, produced a number of brochures on access to elections. This resource describes the process of voting at home, including who is eligible to do so.
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