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UNDERSTANDING
ELECTIONS AND CIVIC
RESPONSIBILITY
YALILEARNS | “UNDERSTANDING ELECTIONS AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY” FACILITATION GUIDE 1
Your Guide to Facilitating a Session on Understanding
Elections and Civic Responsibility
This guide will help you to facilitate a session on the YALI Network Online Course
“Understanding Elections and Civic Responsibility.” Using this facilitation guide, you and your
peers can get informed about the role of citizens in the electoral process and the importance
of citizen advocacy.
• Lots of people complain about vote buying at election time, but it continues to be a problem. Why is
this detrimental to free and fair elections and a healthy democracy?
• What are your ideas for reducing or eliminating this problem?
• How can you convince people that this short-term gain can lead to long-term problems, such as cor-
ruption?
Wrapup (5 minutes)
• Thank participants for attending and briefly restate the importance of understanding the rights of
women and girls.
• Encourage participants to sign up for the YALI Network at yali.state.gov.