Canada's Contribution To The International Mission For Iraqi Elections (IMIE)

Expected outcomes: information and technical expertise will be provided to the independent electoral commission of iraq (ieci) which will allow this commission to increase its capacity as a a strong independent and capable electoral commission.Expected outputs: the International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE) will produce assessment reports on the following elections: 1) the voting on january 30, 2005 for the transitional national assembly , the regional governorates and the kurdish regional assembly. 2) the constitutional referendum in october 2005. 3) national election s in december 2005. The assessments will deal with many facets of the elections such as: legal framework, registration of voters, political parties, coalitions and candidates' registrations and certificates, impartial pre-polling, complaint procedures, voter education, equitable access to media, electoral preparations, polling, vote counting and compilation of results and the adequate processing of post-election complaints. Constitutional Affairs receives 50% of the budget (the total sum indicates the current funding).