September 15 is the yearly observance to celebrate International Democracy Day. This year’s theme is “Participation.” Given that genuine democracy relies on people’s full involvement, human rights protection, collective decision-making, respect [...]
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![What the last midterms taught us on the road to 2020 elections](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/america-american-flag-ballot-1550340-330x200.jpg)
The 2020 U.S. general elections are around the corner. Approximately four hundred more days to go. The Election Commissions across the country have already started voting preparations, which include assessing [...]
![Election technology, the answer to the largest democracy of the world](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1colour-india-prayer-1820453-330x200.png)
“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 [...]
![Blockchain, (just another) tool to advance online voting](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/blockchain-3750157_1280-330x200.jpg)
The idea of using the blockchain technology to improve security, transparency, and flexibility of online voting has already proven to be a groundbreaking concept. The implementation of this innovation entails that [...]
![Women’s Day: Preventing violence against women in politics](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Photo-by-tim-mossholder-642544-unsplash-330x200.jpg)
“We recognize that women in various parts of the world are at different stages of participation in the life of their community, that some of them are prevented by law [...]
![How does the African Union propose to strengthen elections in 2019?](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Flag_of_the_African_Union-330x200.png)
"Elections on the continent must be fair, based on the democratic principles of universal suffrage and political equality following international, continental and regional norms and standards." AUC Commissioner for Political [...]
![Elections to watch in 2019 – Part I](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/photo-1502772066658-3006ff41449b-330x200.jpg)
As the world’s innovations and communications channels keep on evolving and reshaping human existence and interactions, political participation and election integrity rise above the leading issues to monitor in 2019 [...]
![Does disinformation hurt elections? 10 proposals from the UK](https://k86f0d.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/news-517380_1280-330x200.jpg)
Fake news can be detrimental to election processes in any democracy. Political leaders have even gone as far as considering digital misinformation a pandemic. The spread of false or manipulated [...]