News and Analysis
We have posted articles about:
Legislation
- CPA Order 92 establishing the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq. Superseded by Law No. 11 of 2007 establishing IHEC
- CPA Order 96 Electoral Law
- CPA Order 97 Political Parties and Entities Law
- CoR Electoral Law No. 16 of 2005 (English) العربية
- CoR Electoral Law No. 26 of 2009 (Amendment to Electoral Law No. 16 of 2005) (English) العربية
- Formation of Regions Law No. 13 of 2008
- The Governorates, Districts and Sub-Districts Election Law No. 36 of 2008 UNAMI translation. Note that this was subsequently amended by Law No. 44 of 2008 to include minority representation
- Governorates not Organised into a Region Law No. 21 of 2008
- Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) Electoral Law 1992
- KNA Electoral Law Consolidated with all amendments العربية
- (Articles 1-8) Independent High Electoral Commission Law No. 11 of 2007
- Publication in the Official Gazette Law No. 78 of 1977
- State Shura Council Law No. 65 of 1979
- Supreme National Commission of Accountability and Justice Law 10 of 2008 (English) ( العربية )
Regulations
- IECI regulation 14 2005 – Kurdistan National Assembly Elections
- IHEC Regulations for 2007-2008
- Regulation 1 of 2007 on BOC Bylaws
- Regulation 2 of 2008 on Electoral Compaints and Appeals
- Regulation 3 of 2008 on Referenda and Elections Observers
- Regulation 4 of 2008 on Electoral Campaigns
- Regulation 5 of 2008 on Certification of Political Entities
- Regulation 6 of 2008 on Agents of Political Entities
- Regulation 7 of 2008 on Voter Registration Update
- Regulation 8 of 2008 on Media
- Regulation 9 of 2008 on Certification of Candidates
- Regulation 10 of 2008 on Voter Registration Exhibition and Challenges
- Regulation 11 of 2008 on Component Reserved Seats
- Regulation 12 of 2008 on Formation of Regions
- Regulation 13 of 2008 on Polling, Counting, and Sorting
- Regulation 14 of 2008 on Electoral Crimes
- Regulation 15 of 2008 on Distributing Seats
- Regulation 1 of 2007 on BOC Bylaws
- IHEC Regulations for 2009
- Regulation 1 of 2009 on Voter Registration
- Regulation 2 of 2009 on Political Parties
- Regulation 3 of 2009 on Certification of Candidates
- Regulation 4 of 2009 on Electoral Campaigns
- Regulation 5 of 2009 on Election Observers
- Regulation 6 of 2009 on Agents of Political Entities
- Regulation 7 of 2009 on Complaints and Appeals
- Regulation 8 of 2009 on Mass Media
- Regulation 9 of 2009 on Electing the President of the Kurdistan Region
- Regulation 10 of 2009 on Distributing Seats
- Regulation 11 of 2009 on Polling, Counting, and Sorting
- Regulation 17 of 2009 on Certification of Candidates
- IHEC Regulations for 2010
Federal Supreme Court Decisions and Opinions
- FSC Decision 15/2006: regarding Size and Composition of the CoR (العربية)
- FSC Opinion 29/2009: on the date of the 2010 national election (العربية)
- FSC Opinion 72/2009: on the manner of seat allocation proposed in the draft election amendment law (العربية)
- FSC Opinion 76/2009: on the correct interpretation of the 10 day time period for Presidency Council veto (العربية)
- FSC Opinion 25/2010: on the selection of the nominee of the largest bloc after the election (العربية)
Comparative Political Parties Laws
- Egypt Political Parties Law (English) العربية
- Egypt – Regulating the Political Parties System (2005)
- Jordanian Political Parties Law (English) العربية
- Kurdistan Region of Iraq Political Parties Law
Other Materials
- ACE Electoral Knowledge Network شـبكة أيـس للمعـلومـات الانتـخابيـة
- EITI Guide for Legislators: How to Support and Strengthen Resource Transparency
- Election Terminology: An English-Arabic Translator’s Guide to Frequently Used Terms and Phrases (NDI)
- A Handbook on Working with Political Parties (UNDP)
- HJC Essay on IHEC Regulation 15 – Gender Quota العربية
- IFES Arab Election Law Compendium (NDI)
- International IDEA: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
- Janabi, The Importance of Iraq’s Provincial Elections – September 26, 2008
- Middle East and North Africa: Arabic Publications Catalogue, Fall-Winter 2008
- Platform for Democratic Governance in the Islamic World (NDI)