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Navigating the limits: electoral management bodies and the struggle against disinformation and foreign interference [PDF]
Filozofija i DruštvoThe problem of disinformation and foreign interference in elections has increased significantly in recent years. It creates an uneven playing field that hinders fair competition and informed voting.
Parenteau Ian
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Politics and GovernanceCompetitive elections that are free and fair are the bedrock of stable representative democracies. In this critical moment, in which there is an increase of democratic decline across states, it is imperative to (re‐)examine fundamental democratic ...
Valere Gaspard
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The Rise of Electoral Management Bodies: Diffusion and Effects [PDF]
Asian Journal of Comparative Law, 2021 AbstractElectoral Management Bodies (EMBs) are commonly established to increase electoral legitimacy by designing, implementing and/or enforcing rules surrounding nominations, polling, voting, and tabulation. Globally however, EMB design, governance, and efficacy vary considerably.
Malcolm Langford +2 more
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Institutions of Electoral Integrity and Clientelism: The Role of Electoral Management Bodies [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020 We recognize support by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to Wallenberg Academy Fellow Staffan I. Lindberg, Grant 2018.0144; by European Research Council, Grant 724191, PI: Staffan I. Lindberg; as well as by internal grants from the Vice- Chancellor’s office, the Dean of the College of Social Sciences, and the Department of Political Science at ...
Martin Lundstedt, Amanda B. Edgell
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Evaluating electoral management body capacity
International Political Science Review, 2019 Electoral management bodies (EMBs) perform many functions crucial to promoting electoral integrity, from registering voters to resolving post-election disputes. The capacity of an EMB to perform its tasks, however, is difficult to measure in cross-national perspective.
Toby S. James +3 more
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Deliberative Democracy and Electoral Management Bodies: The Case of Australian Electoral Commissions
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, 2013 Abstract This article examines how the principles of deliberative democracy should apply to electoral management bodies through the case study of Australian electoral commissions. It focuses on three functions of the commissions (administering electoral rules; making electoral rules; and fostering democratic deliberation regarding electoral rules); it ...
Joo‐Cheong Tham
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Trust for Electoral Management Bodies
Electoral fraud and integrity challenges in transitional democracies have contributed to the institutionalization of election observation as a global norm. Election observation helps reduce the incidence of electoral fraud and manipulation and, by so doing, provides an independent third-party verdict of the level of freeness and fairness of elections ...
Owura Kuffuor +2 more
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Better workers, better elections? Electoral management body workforces and electoral integrity worldwide [PDF]
International Political Science Review, 2019 Building better elections is a central task for the study of democracy and democratisation. Despite this, there have been no cross-national studies on the staff who manage and implement elections: electoral management body (EMB) workforces. This article provides the first macroscopic worldwide picture of workforce characteristics, human resource ...
Toby S. James
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Financing Electoral Management Body and Electoral Activity Costs in Nepal [PDF]
Nepal became a federal democratic republic following the Interim Constitution drafted in 2007, after a decade-long power struggle between the monarchy, political parties and the Maoist insurgents. Nepal's Election Commission has decentralized carrying out its election activities, with each district and province election office having the power to ...
Sneha Shrestha
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Including peace: the influence of electoral management bodies on electoral violence
Journal of Eastern African Studies, 2013 What accounts for the difference between peaceful and violent elections in semi-authoritarian countries? This article analyses the influence of electoral management bodies (EMBs) on the likelihood of widespread violence triggered by opposition protest during election times.
Christian Opitz +2 more
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