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Electoral Integrity Quiz

  1. Election integrity issues are caused by:

    Deceptive or fraudulent practices by those participating in the electoral process
    Poorly drafted or outdated election laws, and human errors made in good faith
    All of the above
  2. A neutral election administration is key to maintaining election integrity. This neutrality can be maintained only if:

    The electoral commission is part of the government
    Election managers and workers are professional, honest and impartial in the performance of their duties
    The courts effectively enforce the election laws
  3. Checks-and-balances mechanisms to protect election integrity are used to:

    Limit the power of the electoral administration and ensure that election workers are accountable
    Detect inadvertent omissions caused by ignorance or incompetence
    All of the above
  4. An independent electoral commission

    Protects the electoral administration from the influence of the governing party
    Assigns the task of administrating elections to local government officials
    Ensures that election managers are accountable and that the electoral process is transparent
  5. What role does law enforcement play in maintaining election integrity?

    It serves as a control mechanism that prevents violations of the election laws.
    It ensures that the judicial system is independent from the electoral administration.
    All of the above.
  6. To ensure effective election integrity, an electoral oversight body should:

    Focus on election day activities, including the counting of votes
    Prevent political party observers, who are partisan stakeholders and could seek to protect the interests of their party, from getting involved in oversight activities
    Cover the entire election process, from the pre-election period (including both the official and unofficial campaigns) to the post-election period.
  7. E-voting is:

    A viable alternative that protects election integrity by facilitating the vote and drawing out electors who are less inclined to going to the polling stations
    An option that could increase voter turnout but whose protection mechanisms are not yet guaranteed
    An infeasible alternative since it cannot protect the secrecy of the vote
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