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Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi (All 70 Assembly Constituencies) Poll Events Schedule Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 14.01.2020 (Tuesday) Last Date for making Nominations 21.01.2020 (Tuesday) Date for Scrutiny of Nominations 22.01.2020 (Wednesday) Last date for withdrawal of candidature 24.01.2020 (Friday) Date of poll 08.02.2020 (Saturday) Date of Counting 11.02.2020 (Tuesday) Date of Completion 13.02.2020 (Thursday)

2019 Feb. The 7th Executive Board Meeting Mar. Fijian Elections Office Information Security Training Election Management Capacity Building Program(1st) Apr. Election Management Capacity Building Program Signing of an MoU between A-WEB and ANFREL May. Information Security Intensive Training for Fijian Elections Office Jul. Election Management Capacity Building Program Sep. The Executive Board Meeting The 4th General Assembly of AWEB Oct. Election Management Capacity Building Program Nov. IT Service Management (ITSM) Training for Election Officials 2018 Feb. Signing of an MOU between A-WEB and CNE of Ecuador Ecuador Election Visitor Program (EVP)-Referendum Sri Lanka Election Visitor Program (EVP)-Local Authorities Election Mar. El Salvador Election Visitor Program (EVP)-Legislative and Municipal Election The 6thExecutive Board Meeting Apr. Election Management Capacity Building Program(1st) May. Election Management Capacity Building Program(2nd) Jun. Election Management Capacity Building Program(3rd) The Kickoff Meeting of the Special Committee on Charter Amendments Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(1st) Jul. Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(2nd) Aug. Election Management Capacity Building Program(4th) Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(3rd,,4th) Signing of a Record of Discussions between A-WEB and OEC of Samoa Signing of a Record of Discussions between A-WEB and Papua New Guinean Electoral Commission(PNGEC) Sep. Election Management Capacity Building Program(5th) Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(5th,6th) Oct. Election Management Capacity Building Program(6th) Specialized Training Program on ICT-based Election Management(7th,8th) Nov. Election Management Capacity Building Program(7th) Election ICT Capacity Building Program for Samoan OEC Capacity Building Program in Election Management for Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission 2017 Feb. Signing of an MOU between AWEB and CNE of Ecuador (Observation Procedure for the General Elections 2017 and Referendum of February 19, 2017) Ecuador Election Visitor Program (EVP) Signing of an MOU between AWEB and CENI The 5th Executive Board Meeting Signing of an MOU between AWEB and Arab EMBs Signing of an MOU between AWEB and IEC Signing of an MOU between AWEB and IHEC Signing of an MOU between AWEB and HIAE Mar. Signing a Record of Discussion between A-WEB and FEO Apr. 2017 Ecuador Election Visitor Program (EVP)-2nd Round of Presidential Election Election Management Capacity Building Program May. Election Management Capacity Building Program National Electoral Board of Ethiopia Electoral Study Tour to the Secretariat of A-WEB Jul. Operatic Pop Tenor Lim Hyungjoo Commissioned as A-WEB PR Ambassador and NEC Advisor Election Management Capacity Building Program-Helping Voters make informed choices Aug. The 3rd General Assembly of AWEB Oct. Election ICT Capacity Building Program 2016 Jan. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with ECES Feb. Signing of an MOC between AWEB and the Republic of Uzbekistan Signing of an MOU between AWEB, NEC and EC The 4th Executive Board Meeting Mar. Election Visitors Program in the Republic of Korea Apr. Signing of an MOC between AWEB and the Republic of Uzbekistan Signing of an MOU between AWEB, NEC and TSE Signing of an MOU between AWEB and KPU Oct. Signing of an MOU between AWEB and OEC Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Election Visitor Program (EVP) 2015 Jan. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with KOICA Mar. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with IEBC - A-WEB began its partnership with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of the Republic of Kenya in building the Commission's overall capacity in election management The 3rd Executive Board Meeting Apr. Signing a Memorandum of Understanding with CEC - A-WEB agreed to support the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CEC) of the Kyrgyz Republic in its technical preparation for the 2015 parliamentary election Aug. The 2nd General Assembly 2014 Apr. Launch of A-WEB Secretariat in Songdo May. A-WEB's First Election Visitor Program Aug. A-WEB's First Capacity Building Project - From August 18th to 28th, 18 election officials from 6 Countries (Kenya, Mali, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Colombia, and Uzbekistan) participated in this seminar - The success of the first capacity building program led to consequent capacity building programs 2013 Mar. The 3rd Working Group Meeting (Jeju, ROK) - The working group had a discussion and reached a consensus on the A-WEB Charter May. A-WEB Secretariat Location Secured - The Secretariat would be established on the 24th floor of G-Tower in Songdodong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon metropolitan city Oct. A-WEB Inaugural Assembly - The establishment of A-WEB was officially announced - The A-WEB Charter was approved. (Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary General, Executive Board members, Oversight & Audit Committee members were elected) Nov. Establishment and Operation of Interim Office of A-WEB 2012 May. The 1st Working Group Meeting (Seoul, ROK) - The working group reached an agreement on A-WEB vision and mission Sep. The 2nd Working Group Meeting (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - The working group reached an agreement on A-WEB’s roles, membership, structure and financing - NEC was decided to provide secretariat functions until the General Assembly meets and decides on establishing the Secretariat 2011 Jun. Initial Proposal of the Establishment of A-WEB - National Election Commission of the Republic of Korea (NEC) proposed the establishment of a global association for structural support and firm establishment of democratic elections in emerging democracies at the Conference commemorating the 20th year of ACEEEO in Hungary Oct. Adoption of Resolution to Establish A-WEB - The forum on the Foundation of A-WEB held in Seoul adopted a resolution to establish A-WEB

This issue of Voice international brings to you a very rich experience on the subject from different countries such as Georgia, Russia, IFES(Ukraine), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Nepal, Tunisia, and other countries. We , in India, have recently conducted General Elections 2019. Marked with robust innovation, new initiatives and state-of-the-art technologies, the experience is shared through a set of comprehensive articles in the Issue. Further, the Issue also brings to you election updates and several other related readings of interests from across the world.

“Voter Education for Informed & Ethical Voting” is important for health of democracy and as such requires investment in empowering voters through information, awareness and motivation for participation besides enabling a voter to appreciate significance and relevance of ethical voting.

In this issue, we bring to you experiences of different EMBs on “Making Polling Stations Accessible and Voter Friendly” besides some articles on “Inclusion and Equal Access” and much more in intresting presentations.

In this issue, we bring to you a bouquet of articles on the theme ‘Voter Education through Educational Institutions’. This theme primarily focuses on introducing greater electoral awareness and sensitivity for future generations of voters and electoral participants, an issue that has great significance and relevance for investment in the future of Electoral Democracy.

Through this issue, we bring to you the knowledge and experience on ‘Digital Technology and Social Media for Voter Education’ with rich contributions from the EMBs of Brazil, Ecuador, Fiji, India, Iraq, Kenya (by IFES) and Nepal besides an article from IFES. Expert contribution through in-house research brings comprehensive and analytical information on the subject in relation to Australia, Canada, The United Kingdom and The United States of America in the form of ‘Insights’. Further, we have added a special section with articles dedicated to ‘Inclusion of PwDs’ in electoral process in line with theme adopted for celebration of 8th National Voters’ Day of India. The section carries highlights of the International Conference organized by the ECI, on the subject, and rich experience sharing from Australia, Bhutan, Ecuador, India and Moldova, International IDEA and IFES etc. I thank the authors of the articles and compliment them for their valuable contributionto enrich knowledge base and experience sharing for the readership of VoICE International

The fourth issue of VoICE International that marks the completion of Volume I. VoICE.NET has further grown with joining in of the EMBs of Ecuador, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe and Taiwan as the new members of the VoICE International. That takes our membership to 27 which includes 24 EMBs and 3 Expert International Institutions.

The third issue of VoICE International with a robust response and an encouraging participation from democracies across the world.

The second quarterly issue of the VoICE International with the central theme ‘Gender: Voter Education for Enhancing Women’s Participation’. This issue of the VoICE International seeks to present the experiences of different countries for knowledge sharing and learn from each for enhancing women’s electoral participation

The inaugural issue of VoICE International appears as a knowledge platform where we get to learn from each other through our constant sharing of rich and vibrant experiences and major initiatives undertaken with regards to voter education. It may not be picture perfect at the moment, but we are confident that it will hugely evolve as time progresses with more contributions in future issues.