Voter Education

According to the World Health Organization, of the one billion people with disabilities, it is estimated that 90 million live in Southeast Asia alone. Recognizing the unique experiences and challenges that people with disabilities have in Southeast Asia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of ...

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), in partnership with the State Election Commission and Civil Society Organization "Inkluziva," developed election materials in an easy-to-read format ahead of the 2021 election. The materials describe various voting processes a voter may encounter on election day. The anticipated users are eligible voters ...

  This flier was produced in 2013 as part of a voter education campaign from La Red Iberoamericana de Entidades de Personas con Disacapacidad Fiscia (La Red) and the Junta Central Electoral (JCE) in order to encourage voters, their families and others to begin using rights-based language such as "persons ...

This poster announces the launch of a new voter education initiative in Kenya, led by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Kenyan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). The project is supported by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) ...

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) published a brochure on its Power to Persuade program to highlight the advocacy successes of Power Persuade alumnae from across South Asia. The brochure was produced ahead of IFES’ South Asia Regional Power to Persuade Virtual Conference, held in March 2021 that brought together nearly ...

In March 2021, The Election Commission of the Maldives, with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), developed four voter education videos ahead of the April 2021 local council and women’s development committee elections. The videos detail how to safely ...

In advance of elections in January 2021, WIZARTS Foundation Uganda prepared an easy-to-read guide for voters with low literacy or intellectual disabilities. Information on the voting process, COVID-19 safety protocols and accommodations for voters with disabilities is presented in an easy-to-read format through use of pictures and graphics, along with ...

Ahead of local elections in October 2020, Ukraine’s Central Election Commission (CEC) developed voter education posters containing QR codes which linked to corresponding audio and sign language formats. This poster details actions which are prohibited in local elections. The QR codes were added to posters at the recommendation of disabled persons ...

Ahead of local elections in October 2020, Ukraine’s Central Election Commission (CEC) developed voter education posters containing QR codes which linked to corresponding audio and sign language formats. This poster details the procedure for voting in the local elections and shares information on COVID-19 safety measures at each polling station. ...

In October 2020, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Ukraine a developed a video to support the local election and increase voter education for persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The video was developed as part of the “CEC-PROSVITA“ project with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). A transcript ...

In October 2020, the NGO Civil Holding “Group of Influence” developed a video to support the local Ukrainian election and inform voters of how to safely cast their ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic. The video includes sign language interpretation and was produced with the support of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). ...

In May 2020, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), produced posters as part of the “My Country, My Choice” campaign to inform voters of electoral procedures ahead of the June 2020 Presidential elections. The poster shown above informs voters with disabilities ...

Ahead of Myanmar's general elections in November 2020, the "Tune-Up to Vote" initiative, with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), held a music contest to encourage the five million first-time voters to exercise their right to vote. The video below contains a performance by pianist Okka Oo ...

Ahead of Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections in August 2020, Consumer Action Network Mental Health Lanka (CAN MH Lanka) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) produced a voter education poster for the general public as part of a campaign to reduce stigma against people with psychosocial disabilities. The poster was produced in Sinhalese ...

In August 2020, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), created the "Voices of the City" (Sout Al Madina) comic book in Arabic. The comic book was developed as part of Tunisia's "My Sign, My Voice" electoral sign language lexicon project. The comic book includes persons who are Deaf or ...

Ahead of Canada’s October 2020 provincial elections, Elections Saskatchewan (ESK) produced a voter education flyer for people with disabilities. The poster details forms of assistance voters can expect to find at their polling stations as well as changes to voting from home procedures due to COVID-19. The poster is attached ...

In September 2020, the Combined Disabilities Association LTD (CDA) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) produced two posters of voter education, for the Jamaican public. The posters detail the rights and responsibilities that voters with disabilities have while exercising their right to vote. The posters are attached below, as ...

In 2018, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka (EC) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) produced a poster on assisting voters with disabilities during elections. The posters can be found above.