“An election, to be inclusive, must cover all categories of the population and ensure all measures are taken to enable every eligible voter to vote” SY Quraishi, Former Chief Election [...]
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![3 elections to watch in 2019 – Part II](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/photo-1500589177368-c810ea3db799-330x200.jpg)
Afghanistan Afghanistan’s presidential elections were scheduled for April 2019, but they are now being postponed for at least a few months to address technical problems evident in recent parliamentary elections. There is [...]
![Pakistan heads to the polls to combat gender inequality at the ballot box](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Post6-Pakistan-Photo-by-DFID-UK-via-Commons-Wikimedia-330x200.jpg)
Promoting the participation of women in politics must be a priority for all election management bodies. As the legendary American civil rights leader, Susan B. Anthony stated, “There never will [...]
![Campaign period winds down as Turkmen voters get ready for parliamentary and local elections](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/turk-330x200.png)
Although Turkmenistan is recognized internationally as a repressive and authoritarian regime, citizens are scheduled to head to the polls on March 25 to elect 125 five seats in the Turkmenistan [...]
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Nepalese voters are set to vote for federal and provincial members of parliaments in a two-phase elections set for November 26 and December 7. Local and foreign observers are closely [...]
![How automated polls boosted the Philippine economy](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/philippines-election-330x200.gif)
While largely underreported, well-run elections can significantly impact the economy of a country. Credible results that are acceptable to the general public have the effect of immediately dousing whatever political heat [...]
![Technology a boon to voters in India](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bigdataelections_cnbc-330x200.jpg)
Dr. S.Y. Quraishi, former head of the Election Commission of India, recently penned an article in which he provides some interesting insights on the benefits technology has brought to Indian [...]
![Vietnam climbs 10 notches on UN e-Government list](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/f4cf30bc7017b82bc2b3e28cf6c1f8a2-330x200.jpg)
In what observers are considering a strong indicator of Vietnam’s resoluteness in adopting e-Governance, the country has just moved up ten places in a UN study ranking the progress of [...]