On November 8, 2007, the United Nations (UN) began observing September 15 as the International Day of Democracy to celebrate democracy and promote it around the globe. Democracy has been a priority for the UN since 1948, when the Universal Declaration of
Experts will debate about Democracy in Athens
The Athens Democracy Forum, organized by The International New York Times and the United Nations Democracy Fund, will take place in Athens from September 13 to 15. During this event, a group of diplomats, students, executives, politicians, leading thinkers and
E-voting to choose student representatives at Nigerian university
The National Association of Nigerian Students and the alumni of Adeyemi College of Education have congratulated the Student Centre of this institution for adopting an electronic voting system that allowed a clean and peaceful election of the new student representatives.
Alabama residents will be able to vote electronically from abroad
The Alabama Secretary of State, John H. Merrill, has confirmed that during the upcoming municipal elections in Montgomery an e-voting trial will take place. During this voting process, this innovation will be made available to military and civilian voters residing
Voter registration extended in 3 provinces in Zambia
The Electoral Commission of Zambia announced this week its decision to extend the registration process for voters in the provinces of Luapula, Copperbelt and North Western. In light of these changes, registration will run until January 31st 2016, as opposed
7 Q&As about the upcoming elections in Chiapas
On July 19, citizens of the Mexican state of Chiapas will vote to elect their local authorities. 1. What offices will be elected? Voters will elect: 24 deputies by relative majority, 17 deputies by proportional representation, and 122 delegation chiefs