From the American People
USAID supports increased electoral capacity, improved electoral administration in Afghanistan, and improved voter education through technical support to the Independent Election Commission (IEC), the Election Complaints Commission (ECC), and local civil-society actors. Following the 2005 elections, the IEC assumed responsibility for all future elections, and USAID, through STEP, is working to build the capacity of the IEC to ensure the legitimacy of voter registration and the enhance the IEC’s election administration performance. The project focused on pre-election preparations, election operations, and logistics, and is now focused on post-election sustainability. USAID is working with the IEC and ECC to increase the institutional capacity of these independent bodies and to provide support to ensure transparency and broad-based participation in the electoral process throughout Afghanistan. For the 2010 Wolisi Jirga elections, voter education efforts through local civil-society partners covered 33 provinces and 9,000 villages.
Fact Sheet STEP June 2011
15 April 2009 | Kabul, Afghanistan
As Afghanistan’s August 2009 presidential elections draw closer, efforts are underway to register voters, ensuring that as many Afghan citizens as possible are able to...
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