IFES · INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS · SINCE 1987

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Goods & Services

Drafting and reviewing election laws, and adjudication of election disputes; consulting and technical assistance services all relating to the development of a rule of law, namely, judicial enforcement, open government laws and policies, research methodologies, anti-corruption, country-specific legal issues, law reform, the law drafting process, judicial independence, transparency, accountability and monitoring, court administration, administrative law, coalition building, public/private partnerships, public and civic education, free flow of information, human rights and access to justice initiatives

Publications, namely, magazines, reports, journals and newsletters in the fields of elections, rules of law, governance, development and maintenance of civil society and democratic consolidation and promotion

Education and training services, namely, conducting workshops and seminars on judicial training and education and advocacy training, all relating to elections, the development of a rule of law, governance, civic education and curriculum development, and a global initiative to enfranchise people with disabilities in elections and civil society; training of election administrators in the field of election administration

Consulting and technical assistance services relating to election administration, namely, consultation regarding election management and procurement of commodities, namely, election equipment and technology; counting and accuracy of votes, management of election technology, election security and observation, the development of voter and civil registries, redistricting strategies, providing election and voter information, research and analysis to the public, campaign techniques and political finance, inclusion of women and previously disadvantaged groups; consultation regarding governance issues, namely, decentralization and local, participatory government, post-conflict governance, democratic policing, legislative strengthening, integrity in government, women's access and leadership, access to public services for people with disabilities, minorities, prisoners, indigenous and other disenfranchised populations, public administration and records management; consultation regarding the development of a civil society, namely, institutional capacity building, networking political constituencies, non-governmental organization (NGO) development, fostering an independent media, public information campaigns, contract grant management, encouraging the participation of historically disadvantaged groups, women's access and leadership, monitoring and evaluating civil society programming; and procurement, namely, purchasing for others computer hardware, election technology, and related materials for use in connection with election administration