Conclusion

In 2010, information and data from previously separate databases and resources covering topics such as voter turnout, electoral system design, electoral gender quotas, direct democracy and more, have been incorporated into one common interface, the “unified database” (www.idea.int/uid). Navigation and appearance (such as maps, tables, menus, etc.) are now common for all.

The major benefits of this change are to streamline and standardize the Institute’s data collection, maintenance and presentation of information. For partners and users, the unified database now provides a standard web search interface and workflow to access the data that is stored in either text or numerical form.

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