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International Standards for Elections

International Standards for Elections. Centre for Parliamentary Studies Seminar 28 th November – 2nd D ecember 2011. International Standards for Elections. LEGAL FRAMEWORK Constitution Electoral Law or Code EMB regulations or decisions. International Standards for Elections.

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International Standards for Elections

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  1. International Standards for Elections Centre for Parliamentary Studies Seminar 28th November – 2nd December2011

  2. International Standards for Elections • LEGAL FRAMEWORK • Constitution • Electoral Law or Code • EMB regulations or decisions

  3. International Standards for Elections The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 Article 21.3 The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures”

  4. International Standards for Elections Fundamental principles of democracy • Regular, free and fair elections • Equal participation of citizens • Freedom of political expression • Freedom of association • Rule of majority with protection of minority

  5. International Standards for Elections Fundamental principles of democracy • Rule of law • Tolerance • Accountability • Transparency

  6. International Standards for Elections 1. Administration of the electoral process • Selection of members of the EMB • Permanent versus temporary EMBs • Country examples

  7. International Standards for Elections 2. Voter rights and voter registration • Continuous voter registration • Pre-election voter registration • Country examples • What do you do?

  8. International Standards for Elections 3. Civic education and voter information; • How do you do it? 4. Balloting, monitoring and the compilation of results • How do you do it? 5. Rights of candidates, political parties and election campaigns

  9. International Standards for Elections 6. Media access and coverage Do you have an independent media commission? 7. Complaints and dispute resolution How do you deal with complaints?

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