Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections The final products in development for improving training materials are training manuals. These are designed to help participants gain insight into each topic beyond that which is necessarily covered in the classroom. The manuals develop in-depth ideas raised during presentation, and include relevant theses and case law relating to the subject. Although still in development, training materials are available on the Electoral Court website to be consulted by both those attending courses and the general public interested in electoral matters.7 ii. Internal Training of the Federal Court Internal trainings, aimed at increasing the knowledge and skills of clerks and other court officials responsible for drafting judges’ opinions, are also quite demanding. Internal training supports both the High Chamber and the five Regional Chambers of the Electoral Court. Efforts to improve these trainings since 2009 have focused on expanding the number of training topics, promoting open dialogue among election officials and leading academics and systematizing these activities so internal staff and the general public can easily access them. Reflective of the Court’s structure, all training activities are performed through sessions taking place at TEPJF and are transmitted to the regional chambers in real time. While the High Chamber staff interacts with a live presenter, the staff of the regional chambers can simultaneously exchange ideas via videoconference or by email; this way, all staff attending the course, both in person and remotely, can communicate with the training specialist in real time. Staff members who are unable to attend a particular event can consult the recording of the course and related materials on the website of the CCJE.8 The subjects of internal training are presented in a variety of formats and are not necessarily related to Electoral Law. The goal is to provide the staff of the Electoral Court with training that broadens their perspectives on both the administration of justice in a democratic regime and the defense Training materials are available at: http://www.te.gob.mx/ccje/unIdad_capacitacion/materiales_capacitacion.html. 8 Staff members can consult recordings and other course related materials through the following internet links: http://www.te.gob.mx/ccje/material_audiovisual/derechos_poli.html and http://www.te.gob.mx/ccje/capacitacion_interna/Intro.html. 7 176