Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 27 November 2006 – The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) launches today its Handbook on “Electoral Management Design”, in Dar Es-Salaam, Tanzania. The launch takes place on the occasion of the week long joint EU-UNDP training on Effective Electoral Assistance held in Tanzania.
This new Handbook seeks to foster a better understanding of the basic principles and methodologies that underlay the successful management of credible, free and fair elections. It provides a practical tool on electoral management principles and comparative best practices around the world. It brings together global field experiences in electoral administration, and presents best-practice solutions in a non-prescriptive and user-friendly way.
The Handbook addresses many of the challenges of an electoral process, both in consolidated and developing democracies. “It looks at the different models of electoral administration and the management design issues that may have an impact on confidence in and the scope for independent action by election administrators. In doing so, it takes into account the entire electoral cycle, not only the highly visible time close to polling, and it highlights the importance of post-election audit and evaluation” says Dr. Brigalia Bam, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa and member of the Board of Directors of International IDEA.
The Handbook consists of 12 chapters that deal with all aspects of electoral management, including who organizes an election, the possible legal frameworks, and the powers, functions, and responsibilities of Electoral Management Bodies. In addition to electoral practitioners, it also targets policy makers, reformers, political parties, and academics.
The Electoral Management Design Handbook can be downloaded, free of charge at: http://www3.idea.int/publications/emd/index.cfm
To order hard copies, send an email to publications@idea.int
Contact:
Ayman Ayoub
Senior Programme Officer
Tel.: +34 658 56 50 16
Email: a.ayoub@idea.int
