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Making voting safe for voters:Taiwan’s successful experiences in conducting electionsduring COVID-19 pandemic

‘Issues, Challenges and Protocols for Conducting Elections during COVID-19: Sharing Country Experiences’ 3 September 2020 REFLECTIONS ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND VICE CHAIRPERSON OF AWEB MR GLEN MASHININI

Management of Election During Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Indonesia Concurrent Local Election

Bangladesh Strategies for Managing Elections despite the COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges and Protocols for conducting Elections during COVID-19: Sharing Country Experiences

MALAWI ELECTORAL COMMISSION : Issues, Challenges and Protocols for Conducting Elections during COVID-19: Sharing Malawi Experiences

Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Holding Elections During COVID-19

Webinar Programme International Webinar on ‘Issues, Challenges and Protocols for Conducting Elections during COVID-19 : Sharing Country Experiences’ Monday, 21st September 2020 [For Member EMBs and partner organizations of A-WEB only]

India A-WEB Centre CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN (2020-2024)

Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora was elected as the new Chairman of Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) for the term 2019-21 as India took over the Chair from Romania at the 4th General Assembly of A-WEB at Bengaluru on September 03, 2019. More than 110 delegates from 45 countries attended the meeting. On this occasion, Sunil Arora, CEC india, along with the two Election Commissioners of India namely, Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra and Senior Deputy Election Commissioner of India, Umesh Sinha also launched ECI’s quarterly magazine – ‘VOICE International’ which shares best practices from more than 30 Countries. Sunil Arora cited Mahatma Gandhi’s writings, which says, ‘Democracy must in essence mean the art and science of mobilizing the entire physical, economic and spiritual resources of all the various sections of the people in the service of the common good of all’. Arora also noted that the very Preamble of A-WEB Charter spells out the vision of A-WEB wherein it mentions the need for strengthening cooperation between and among EMBs for the purpose of ensuring a credible electoral process in the world; committing to promote conditions conducive to free, fair, transparent and participative elections and to the development of a democratic culture in the world; promoting gender equality and the inclusion of People with Disabilities (PwDs)...123456

In this Issue, we share global perspectives on 'Strategies for Bridging the Gaps in Voter Participation.' There are interesting articles, stories and experiences from Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Kazakhastan, Myanmar, Nepal, Ukraine, International IDEA, IFES, etc. Some of the topics touched upon, include enhanced electoral participation through accessibility initiatives, and the experience of compulsory voting towards the same objective. The issue also reproduces a ‘Question and Answer Session” on Gender Equality in Elections with Ms Viktoriia Hlushchenko, the Central Election Commissioner of Ukraine. This issue also reports on various important events in India in connection with the National Voters' Day celebration. On that occasion, we instituted an Annual Lecture Series to celebrate the seminal contribution of' the architect of the Indian Electoral System, Mr Sukumar Sen. Mr. Sen, as first Chief Election Commissioner of India, led the Commission in the conduct of the first two General Elections in India in 1952 and 1957. He was also Chairman of the International Electoral Commission in Sudan for the first Parliamentary Elections in 1953.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK BROCHURE

Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB (January 2020)

MY VOTE MATTERS A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA April - June 2019, VOL-I, Issue-II

My Vote Matters Edition-1 January, 2019 (English & Hindi)