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International Foundation for Electoral Systems

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems is an international, non-profit organization founded in 1987. This Washington, D.C.-based development organization provides assistance and support for elections in new and emerging democracies. Since 1987, IFES has provided assistance in 135 countries and it currently has programs in over 30 countries throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Wikipedia*

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International Foundation for Electoral Systems has hosted 5 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2000 Forum. The year with the most events was 2014 with one event. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2015 with an average of 641 views per video. Most appearances with William Sweeney Jr. (2), Richard Soudriette (2), Justin Levitt (2). Most common tags: Voters & Registration, Election Procedures.

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