Why elections matter: transferring power without fighting

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1. Election guidelines and the IEBC
2. The electoral process and curbing malpractice
3. Why elections matter: transferring power without fighting
4. The 2010 framework: rights, principles and a referee
5. Types of election: six ballots and other votes
6. Voter registration: getting on the roll
7. An independent IEBC: who the referee is
8. IEBC functions in practice
9. Nomination, campaigns and the code of conduct
10. Polling day and the secret ballot
11. Count, tally, declare: from the station form to a winner
12. Petitions: courts after declaration
13. Election malpractices before, during and after the poll
14. How the IEBC tries to curb malpractice
15. Peaceful participation: integrity, unity and a school election