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Winners of International Electoral Awards 2017

Here are the winners of the International Electoral Awards 2017 that took place on 5th of December at the Dead Sea, Jordan. Thanks to all the participants and the organisers, International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, Independent Electoral Commission and European Centre for Electoral Support for making the 15th International Electoral Symposium and Award Ceremony a true success! We hope you enjoyed the event and your stay at our beloved Jordan.

 

International Institutional Engagement Award

Winner:

Electoral Integrity Project, Australia

Honourable mentions for outstanding achievements:

Dr. Gopal Krishna Siwakoti, National Election Observation Committee (NEOC), Nepal
Peoples Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), Sri Lanka
Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary of Mexico                                                      

 

Electoral Conflict Management Award

Winners:

Central Election Commission of Georgia (CEC-Georgia)
National Electoral Council of Colombia (CNE-Colombia)

Honourable mentions for outstanding achievements:

Emilio Rosatti, Electoral Secretary, SantaFe district, National Electoral Chamber of Argentina
Noor Ali Jabarkhail, Former Head of External Relations Department, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

 

Accessibility Award  

Winners:

National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE-Ecuador)
Commission on Elections of Philippines (COMELEC)
Honourable mentions for outstanding achievements:

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)
Civil Network "OPORA", Ukraine

 

Gender Equality Award       

Winners:

Women for Election, Ireland
Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary of Mexico
Ila Sharma, Election Commissioner, The Election Commission of Nepal (ECN)
Honourable mentions for outstanding achievements:

Central Elections Commission of Palestine (CEC-Palestine)
Matthew Faimalomatumua Lemisio, Electoral Commissioner, Office of The Electoral Commissioner, Samoa

 

Minority Participation Award

Winners:

Elections Ontario, Canada
Election Commission of Sri Lanka
Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary of Mexico
 

Election Management Award

Winners:

Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kosovo
Honourable mentions for outstanding achievements:

Republic and Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
National Electoral Institute of Mexico (INE)

 

Citizens' Engagement Award

Winners:

Central Election Commission of Georgia (CEC-Georgia)
Independent Electoral Commission of Botswana (IEC-Botswana)

Honourable mentions for outstanding achievements:

Central Election Commission of Bulgaria

Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India
 

First Time Voter Award

Winner: 

Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Office, USA
Honourable mentions for outstanding achievements:

Permanent Electoral Authority of Romania (PEA)
The League of young voters, UK
 

Electoral Ergonomy Award

Winner:

Dean C. Logan, County Clerk, The Los Angeles County Registrar, USA

Honourable mentions for outstanding achievements:

Denver Elections Division, USA
General Election Commission of Mongolia (GECM)

 

ICPS Award for outstanding contribution to the application of legal principles to the electoral field: 

Winner:

Mrs. Lefterije Lleshi, Albania

 

Commissioner of the Year:

Winner:

Mr. Hisham Kuhail, CEO, Central Election Commission of Palestine

 

Commission of the Year:

Winners:

Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary of Mexico and National Electoral Institute of Mexico (INE)

 

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