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tives, the UEC plans to review the laws and pro- 10. Pictures of Electoral Processes/Voter
cedures on election disputes, ensure that different Education
levels of sub-commissioners are assigned with the
exact mandate and trained to resolve election dis-
putes, form tribunals at the UEC office and other
areas across the country to improve public access
to justice, allow for public attendance during hear-
ings and decisions of the tribunal, and create an-
other appellate level in case the aggrieved person
is dissatisfied with the decision.

9. Voter Education system for different category of
voters Best Practices
Millions of materials were printed and distributed
but communities needed sustained messaging
to ensure the inclusion of women, youth, persons
with disabilities, and ethnic minorities.

Trainings were held in local languages and fo-
cused on inclusion of ethnic populations, persons
with disabilities and women.

Voter education for Persons with Disabilities-
Voter Education targeted persons with disabili- https://www.ifes.org/news/celebrating-interna-
ties, with messages that demonstrated methods tional-youth-day-2019-myanmar
for persons with disabilities to vote as well as pi- Inclusive Electoral Literacy through informal edu-
loting 18 polling stations that were accessible for cation channel
persons with disabilities.  CSOs developed the
“Awareness Booklet on Disability Inclusive Elec-
tions” and a “How to Vote Guidebook for persons
with disabilities” that were based on UEC materials
and regulations. 72%  of persons with disabilities
that voted at that polling stations thought that they
were accessible.

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