Electoral Processes

AboutThe Best Electoral System Test (BEST) allows those involved in the debate on electoral system design to explore the characteristics of twelve common electoral systems in an interactive way. Users ...

The Direct Democracy Database is comprised of comprehensive global research with the goal of providing tools for strengthening citizens’ active participation in political decision making. ...

Competition and struggle are an inherent part of elections. Therefore, electoral processes can be subject to many types of misconduct, such as the rejection of qualified voters and candidates, electoral ...

This database focuses on the management of electoral processes by the electoral management bodies. ...

Explore how to create electoral districts using the Electoral Redistricting App (ERA). ...

The Electoral Risk Management Tool (ERMTool) is designed to empower people to ensure peaceful and credible elections. Intended users are electoral management bodies, security sector agencies, civil society and other ...

The choice of electoral system is one of the most important institutional decisions in any democracy. Electoral systems define the rules of the political game; they help determine who is ...

The Global Database of Gender Quotas in parliaments worldwide is the result of a joint project of International IDEA, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Stockholm University. ...

Elections postponed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 (coronavirus disease) span the globe. Since18 March 2020, International IDEA has provided information on postponed elections due to Covid-19, elections held amid ...

Learn the global patterns of usage of ICTs in elections and the problems and challenges countries are facing today. ...

The Online Electoral Cycle has been discontinued and will not be updated.The Online Electoral Cycle is an online, user-friendly, customizable cycle that illustrates the phases during an election and the ...

Special voting arrangements (SVAs) are designed to expand voting opportunities to individuals who are otherwise not able to vote and thus to facilitate the principle of universal suffrage.SVAs are defined ...

The Voter Turnout Database is the best resource for a wide array of statistics on voter turnout from around the world. ...

The Voting from Abroad Database is comprised of comparative data on external voting practices from around the world. ...

YDA is designed to ensure that young people, too often marginalized from political processes, are equipped with knowledge and skills to participate. ...