International IDEA launched today its Handbook on “Electoral Management Design”, in Dar Es-Salaam, Tanzania.
Building trust and professionalism in the management of electoral processes remains a major challenge for Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs). Electoral management is not only about administrative efficiency but also promoting public confidence in the management of electoral processes. The higher the quality, accuracy, integrity and responsiveness in administrating electoral processes, the more likely these processes will be perceived as credible.
The Electoral Management Design Handbook aims to solve the “credibility gap“ ― diminished public confidence in the integrity and diligence of elections and electoral processes.
The handbook is written for electoral administrators, electoral administration designers and other practitioners involved in building professional, sustainable and cost-effective electoral administrations that can deliver free and fair elections. In addition, The Electoral Management Design Handbook also targets policy makers, reformers, political parties and academics by providing a comprehensive analysis of common issues faced by EMBs, from defining the powers and functions of an EMB to exploring stakeholders relationships and performance assessment methodologies.
The Handbook brings together global field experiences in electoral administration and presents best-practice solutions in a non-prescriptive and user-friendly way. It can be used to enhance the capacity of EMBs worldwide.
The launch took place on the occasion of the week long joint EU-UNDP training on Effective Electoral Assistance held in Tanzania.
The Electoral Management Design Handbook can be downloaded, free of charge at: http://www.idea.int/publications/emd/
To order hard copies, send an email to publications@idea.int
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