The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is an international, non-profit organization founded in 1987. Based in Arlington, VA - this organization helps develop and provides assistance and support for elections in new and emerging democracies. Since 1987, IFES has provided assistance in 145 countries and currently has programs in more than 20 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, Africa, Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, and Americas.
According to IFES, they work to advance good governance and democratic rights by:
Providing technical assistance to election officials;Empowering the under-represented to participate in the political process;Applying field-based research to improve the electoral cycle.IFES is supervised by a Board of Directors made up of Democrats, and Republicans politician and members of the international community. The current president of IFES is Anthony Banbury. He replaced Bill Sweeney in 2018.
IFES is a non-governmental organization; registered as a 501(c)(3) in the United States.
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