Voter Education

A collection of best practice materials from inclusive voter education campaigns such as posters, pamphlets, sample ballots and brochures.
A woman using crutches enters a busy polling station
Haiti

Voting by All Citizens

Updated: November 2015
With support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), this inclusive illustration was produced by local artist Jerry Boursiquot for a civic education series ahead of presidential and legislative elections in Haiti in October 2015. 
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A crowd of smiling people is shown, including men and women with disabilities
Haiti

All Our Voices Count!

Updated: November 2015
An inclusive, illustrated poster created by the Provisional Electoral Council (Conseil Electoral Provisoire, or CEP) in Haiti for the 2015 presidential elections encourages all men, women, young people, older people and persons with disabilities to vote. 
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A man using crutches smiles at the camera
Myanmar

Supporting the Right to Vote

Updated: October 2015
In advance of a 2015 election, the Union Election Commission of Myanmar worked with the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative to create a campaign encouraging persons with disabilities to vote and participate in the election. Production of the poster was supported by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.   
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The cover shows a line of persons with disabilities waiting to vote. The men and women have different types of disabilities (physical, intellectual, visual).
Dominican Republic

Exercising our Right to Vote

Updated: September 2015
A 2012 voter education pamphlet in the Dominican Republic encourages citizens with disabilities to vote. The "Right to Choose" project was established by La Red Iberoamericana de Entidades de Personas con Disacapacidad Fiscia (La Red), a Latin American network of organizations of persons with physical disabilities.
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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: September 2015
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 de Entidades de Personas con Disacapacidad Fiscia (La Red), a Latin American network of organizations of persons with ...
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Three people are drawn in the middle of the cover. To the right is a young woman using a wheelchair. In the middle is a young man using a cane and waving hello. On the left is an older woman wearing glasses and using a walker while she casts her vote.
Dominican Republic

The Right to Choose - Support Us!

Updated: September 2015
A 2012 pamphlet in the Dominican Republic encourages citizens with disabilities to vote. The "Right to Choose" project was established by La Red Iberoamericana de Entidades de Personas con Disacapacidad Fiscia (La Red), a Latin American network of organizations of persons with physical disabilities.
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A large illustration shows a group of people, including a man using a wheelchair, looking at the voter registration lists
Myanmar

Citizens and voter registration

Updated: August 2015
This poster was produced by the Union Election Commission in Myanmar to encourage citizens to register to vote. It was produced in 2015 with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
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Four illustrated boxes show men and women preparing to vote. One box shows a man using a wheelchair looking for his name on the voter's list.
Myanmar

Encouraging citizens to register to vote

Updated: August 2015
This poster was produced by the Union Election Commission in Myanmar to encourage citizens to register to vote. It was created in 2015 with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
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The top illustration shows a woman using a cane left behind at home. The bottom shows her waiting in line to vote.
Pakistan

Encouraging everyone to vote

Updated: July 2015
PakVoter and the Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP) created this poster to illustrate the importance of encouraging everyone to vote. No one should be left behind. Support for this poster was provided by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.
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The top illustration shows a man using a wheelchair stuck in front of stairs. The bottom shows the same man using a ramp.
Pakistan

Access to polling stations

Updated: July 2015
PakVoter and the Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP) used this poster to encourage polling station accessibility for persons with physical disabilities in Pakistan. Support was provided by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.
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The top shows a man wearing hearing aids unable to understand the television. The bottom shows a sign language interpreter in the television program.
Pakistan

Supporting the use of sign language

Updated: July 2015
PakVoter and the Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP) created a poster to promote the use of a sign language interpreter on television for voter education campaigns. Support was provided by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.
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The poster shows 6 steps of voting at a polling station. The first step, waiting in line, shows one man using a cane.
Tajikistan

Remember to Vote

Updated: July 2015
This poster reminds voters of an upcoming Election Day and illustrates the basic steps of voting at a polling place. It was produced by the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda with support from the United Nations, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Organization ...
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A small crowd of men and women, inclusing a man using a crutch, raise their voter cards to share that they are registered to vote
Afghanistan

Registered voters

Updated: July 2015
This illustration was part of a series of voter education posters produced by the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan to explain how to register to vote in advance of Election Day.
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There are six numbered boxes. The first shows a photo of a building, the second a registration form, the third a television, the fourth an "EasyVote" card, the fifth a sign, and the last the interior of a polling station.
New Zealand

Voting on Election Day is Easy

Updated: July 2015
A 2011 poster about the voting process for a new president and referendum is written in an easy-to-read format.
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Two polling stations (one for men and one for women) show a line of people out the door, including a man using a crutch and a woman using a crutch
Afghanistan

Voting on Election Day

Updated: July 2015
This inclusive illustration was part of a series of voter education posters produced by the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan to support understanding of voting procedures in advance of Election Day.
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A crowd of men, women and children (including three with disabilities) stand underneath an illustrated ballot, ballot box, and seated members of government,
Afghanistan

Contributing a Voice

Updated: June 2015
This illustrated poster is part of a voter education presentation that was used in Afghanistan to explain how a successful vote leads to an elected official joining Afghanistan's government. It was produced by the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) and supported by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) ...
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Three before-and-after examples are shown of persons with visual, physical and hearing disabilities are able to vote with accommodations
Pakistan

Equal Access to Voting

Updated: June 2015
PakVoter and the Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP) collaborated on the creation of a poster to promote voting accessibility for Pakistanis with disabilities. Support was provided by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.  
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There are ten boxes showing Yemeni signs, reading from right to left. In the upper right corner is a dove putting a ballot into a box. Below are two clocks showing the time. All writing is in Arabic.
Yemen

Voting Information in Sign Language

Updated: May 2015
This booklet in Arabic and Yemeni Sign Language encourages all Yemeni citizens to vote in the 2012 election. It was produced under the Joint Electoral Assistance Project (JEAP) and supported by the government of Yemen, the Supreme Commission on Elections and Referenda (SCER), UNDP, and the European Union.
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