Political Finance and Public Ethics Links

Below you will find links to IFES, political finance and public ethics events, political finance, public ethics, and anti-corruption information resources, political finance regulatory bodies (including election management bodies, auditing bodies, anti-corruption agencies, and ombudsman bodies) and national and international associations donors, institutes, and organizations active in political finance and public ethics activities.

As this page is not exhaustive, IFES welcomes new links for events, resources, regulatory bodies, and organizations.


Political Finance and Public Ethics Events

British Council: "Tackling Corruption Worldwide" - Oxford, UK (March 20-25, 2004)

World Movement for Democracy: "Third Assembly" - Durban, South Africa (February 1-4, 2004)

IV Global Forum on Fighting Corruption



Political Finance Regulatory Bodies

Armenia: Central electoral commission of the republic of Armenia

Australia: Electoral Commission

Bolivia: National Electoral Court

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Central Election Commission

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Central Election Commission MAP Project

Cambodia: National Election Committee

Canada: Elections Canada

Cayman Islands: Elections Office

Estonia: Riigikontroll (The State Audit Office)

Estonia: Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon/National Electoral Committee

Ethiopia: National Electoral Board of Ethiopia

Georgia: Central Election Commission

Hungary: Central Registration and Election Office

India: Election Commission of India

Indonesia: Komisi Pemilihan Umum / Central Election Commission

Latvia: Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) Political Finance Database

Latvia: Valsts kontrole/State Audit Office

Liberia: National Elections Commission

Lithuania: Central Electoral Committee

Macedonia: State Election Commission

Nepal: Election Commission

Nigeria: The Independent National Electoral Commission

Pakistan: Election Commission

Papua New Guinea: Electoral Commission

Republic of the Philippines: Commission on Elections

Russian Federation: Central Election Commission

Serbia: Republic Electoral Commission

South Africa: Independent Electoral Commission

Sri Lanka: Department of Elections

Uganda: The Electoral Commission

Ukraine: Central Election Commission

United Kingdom: The Electoral Commission

United States: Federal Election Commission

United States: State of Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission

United States: New York City Campaign Finance Board

Zambia: Electoral Commission



National Organizations

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Association of Election Officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina (AEOBiH)

Brazil: Transparencia Brasil

Romania: Asociatiei Pro Democratia (APD)

South Africa: Institute for Democracy in South Africa- IDASA

South Africa: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

United States: Common Cause

United States: Center for Responsive Politics



International Organizations

Council on Governmental Ethics Law (COGEL)

Organisation of American States (OAS): Secretariat for Legal Affairs

Transparency International

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

World Movement for Democracy

Council of Europe


Media Organizations

France: Reporters Without Borders

United States: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

United States: International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

United States: International Research and Exchange Board (IREX)

Slovakia, Romania, Hungary: Independent Journalism Foundation (IJF)


Anti-Corruption Resources

Ethics and Corruption Authorities Directory

Anti-Corruption Gateway for Europe/Eurasia

OECD Anti-Corruption Unit Reference Center

Political Corruption: Links to political corruption

Transparency International – Political Party Finance

United States: Open Secrets Institute

USAID Anti-Corruption Resources

Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

World Bank Anti-Corruption Homepage

World Bank Governance Theme site