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  • In Afghanistan, women voted for the first time after the Taliban regime in the September 2004 Presidential Elections. Many of the women voters were registered at their home by mobile registration teams.
  • In Afghanistan, men and women have separate polling stations. Women cannot enter a man’s polling station whereas men can enter a woman’s station (e.g. as polling staff).
  • In the 1990s, the average voter turnout in Asia was 77.5%.
 

Members Overview - ACE Practitioners' Network

The list below contains the names of the registered members of the ACE Practitioners’ Network. Here you can find information relating to each members' regional and thematic areas of interest and expertise. The search function will allow you to quickly identify members with specific country, thematic and language skills. By clicking on a member’s name below, you will be able to see a short biography as well as a photo of the person (if available). Additionally, members of the network are also able to contact their peers individually by clicking the member’s name.

Disclaimer: The members of the Practitioners' Network contribute to the network and participate in network activities on their own time and in their individual capacity and should not be seen as representing the views of the ACE partner organisations or any organisation with which they may be affiliated.

Expert Name:
Full Name
Nationality
/
Languages
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Dr. Matthias Catón
Nationality
Germany

Languages
English  Spanish  French 
Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates
Americas , Europe
Vinnie Kearns
Nationality
Australia

Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections And Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation
Algeria
Richard W. Soudriette
Nationality
United States of America

Languages
English  Spanish  French  German 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Out of Country Voting, Vote Counting, Voting Operations
Ghana , Guinea , Liberia , Mali , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , Argentina , Brazil , Canada , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Dominican Republic , El Salvador , Haiti , Mexico , Nicaragua , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Puerto Rico , Turks and Caicos Islands , United States of America , Uruguay , Venezuela , Azerbaijan , China , India , Indonesia , Japan , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Nepal , Philippines , Singapore , Turkmenistan , Albania , Armenia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , France , Georgia , Germany , Hungary , Italy , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Moldova, Republic of , Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russian Federation , Slovakia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Ukraine , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , Jordan , Yemen , Timor-Leste
Kees Aarts
Nationality
Netherlands

Elections And Technology, Electoral Participation, Parties And Candidates, Voter Turnout
Europe , Netherlands
Carlo F. Accame
Nationality
Italy

Languages
English  Spanish  French 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections And Technology, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Training
Cambodia , Sri Lanka , Iraq , Fiji
Clément Aganahi
Nationality
Benin

Languages
English  French 
Boundary Delimitation, Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Africa , Belgium , France , Romania , Switzerland
Isaiah Aire
Nationality
Papua New Guinea

Elections And Technology, Vote Counting, Voter Registration
Papua New Guinea
Ezzedin Al-Asbahi
Nationality
Yemen

Languages
Spanish  Russian 
Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Media And Elections, Youth Participation
Algeria , Morocco , Sudan , Tunisia , Armenia , Denmark , Germany , Italy , Turkey , Bahrain , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
Ammar Al-Dwaik
Nationality
Palestine

Languages
English  Arabic 
Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Legal Framework, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration
Sudan , Middle East , Bahrain , Egypt , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
Tadjoudine Ali-Diabacte
Nationality
Togo

Languages
English  Spanish  French  Hausa 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Benin , Burkina Faso , Chad , Comoros , Congo (Brazzaville) , Congo (Kinshasa), the Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Madagascar , Malawi , Mali , Mayotte , Niger , Togo , Haiti , France , Germany
Ali Sawi
Nationality
Egypt

Languages
English  Arabic  German 
Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Youth Participation
Bahrain , Egypt , Jordan , Palestine , Qatar , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
Ali Al-Jarbawi
Nationality
Palestine

Languages
English  Arabic 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Media And Elections, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Algeria , Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , Mauritania , Morocco , Somalia , Sudan , Tunisia , Western Sahara , Bahrain , Egypt , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
Maria Helena Alves
Nationality
Portugal

Languages
English  Spanish  French  Portuguese 
Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Angola , Burkina Faso , Burundi , Cameroon , Cape Verde , Central African Republic , Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Equatorial Guinea , Ethiopia , Gabon , Guinea-Bissau , Liberia , Mozambique , Rwanda , Sao Tome and Principe , Sierra Leone , Brazil , Cuba , Ecuador , Guyana , Mexico , Paraguay , Peru , Venezuela , Philippines , Viet Nam , Bulgaria , France , Portugal , United Arab Emirates
Armineh Arakelian
Nationality
France

Languages
English  French 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Participation, Gender and Elections, Parties And Candidates
Africa , Burundi , Rwanda , Iran, Islamic Republic of , Armenia , France , Georgia
José Maria Aranaz

Languages
English  Spanish  French 
Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework
Afghanistan , Iraq , Timor-Leste
Almaz Atnafu
Nationality
Ethiopia

Languages
English  French 
Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Gender and Elections
Africa , Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the , Gambia , Ghana , Liberia , Mozambique , Niger , Rwanda , Tanzania, United Republic of , Uganda
Ross Attrill
Nationality
Australia

Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Voter Registration, Voting Operations, Youth Participation
Bangladesh , Bhutan , Indonesia , Armenia , Georgia , Yemen , Australia , Fiji , New Zealand , Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands , Timor-Leste , Vanuatu
Richard Atwood
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages
English  Spanish  Portuguese  Russian 
Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Kenya , Nigeria , Americas , Argentina , Chile , Colombia , Guatemala , Nicaragua , Peru , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Russian Federation , Jordan , Lebanon , Palestine
Reg Austin
Nationality
Zimbabwe

Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout
Botswana , Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Ghana , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , South Africa , Sudan , Tanzania, United Republic of , Uganda , Zambia , Zanzibar , Zimbabwe , Barbados , Guyana , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Cambodia , India , Indonesia , Malaysia , Nepal , Pakistan , Philippines , Thailand , Bahrain , Israel , Kuwait , United Arab Emirates , Australia , Fiji , Papua New Guinea , Samoa , Solomon Islands , Timor-Leste
Ayman Ayoub
Nationality
Spain

Languages
English  Spanish  Arabic 
Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Algeria , Equatorial Guinea , Morocco , Sudan , Romania , Spain , Bahrain , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Palestine , Qatar , Syrian Arab Republic , United Arab Emirates , Yemen , Solomon Islands
Marija Babic
Nationality
Serbia

Languages
English  Russian 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Media And Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Youth Participation
Mauritania , South Africa , United States of America , Asia , Afghanistan , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Nepal , Pakistan , Tajikistan , Europe , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Germany , Holy See (Vatican City State) , Italy , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Moldova, Republic of , Montenegro , Netherlands , Serbia , Slovenia , Ukraine , Iraq , Jordan , Palestine
Dickson Bailey
Nationality
Canada

Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Canada , United States of America , Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Montenegro , Serbia , Slovenia , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mette Bakken
Nationality
Norway

Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Africa , Europe
Julie Ballington

Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Gender and Elections, Parties And Candidates, Youth Participation
Africa , Americas , Asia , Europe , Middle East , Pacific
Angela Bargellini
Nationality
Italy

Languages
English  Spanish  French 
Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Legal Framework
Americas , Azerbaijan , Uzbekistan , Europe
Fabio Bargiacchi
Nationality
Italy

Languages
English  Spanish  French  Portuguese 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections And Technology, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Voter Registration
Angola , Benin , Burkina Faso , Cape Verde , Central African Republic , Chad , Comoros , Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Kenya , Lesotho , Madagascar , Malawi , Mauritania , Mozambique , Nigeria , Rwanda , Sierra Leone , South Africa , Sudan , Swaziland , Tanzania, United Republic of , Togo , Zambia , Zanzibar , Zimbabwe , Brazil , Haiti , Suriname , Indonesia , Europe , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Estonia , France , Italy , Portugal , Palestine , Timor-Leste
Riccardo Barranca
Nationality
Italy

Languages
English  Spanish  French 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Media And Elections, Parties And Candidates, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations, Youth Participation
Africa , Kenya , Mauritania , Mozambique , Nigeria , Americas , Peru , Asia , Afghanistan , Azerbaijan , Cambodia , Indonesia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Europe , Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Georgia , Italy , Moldova, Republic of , Montenegro , Romania , Serbia , Slovakia , Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of
Tihana Bartulac Blanc
Nationality
Croatia

Languages
English  Spanish 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Media And Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Out of Country Voting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Ghana , Nigeria , Guyana , Afghanistan , Kyrgyzstan , Nepal , Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Georgia , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Montenegro , Serbia , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Palestine , Qatar , Yemen
Guido Bertucci
Nationality
Italy

Languages
English  Spanish  French 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy
Italy
Mathieu Bile
Nationality
Cote d'Ivoire

Languages
English  French 
Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Parties And Candidates, Voting Operations
Africa , Burundi , Central African Republic , Chad , Côte d'Ivoire , Liberia , Madagascar , Mauritania , Togo
Francesca Binda
Nationality
Canada

Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voting Operations
Mauritania , Canada , Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Romania , Egypt , Iraq
Sarah Birch
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages
English  Spanish  French  Russian 
Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Voter Turnout
Albania , Armenia , Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Estonia , Georgia , Hungary , Latvia , Lithuania , Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of , Moldova, Republic of , Montenegro , Poland , Romania , Russian Federation , Serbia , Slovenia , Ukraine , Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of
Eric Bjornlund
Nationality
United States of America

Civil Society and Elections, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Legal Framework, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting
Namibia , South Africa , Zambia , United States of America , Bangladesh , Cambodia , Hong Kong , Indonesia , Pakistan , Albania , Serbia , Palestine
Jarrett Blanc
Nationality
United States of America

Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Civil Society and Elections, Direct Democracy, Elections And Technology, Elections Security, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Minority and Refugee Voting, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations
Africa , Americas , Asia , Europe , Middle East , Oceania
Delphine Blanchet
Nationality
France

Languages
English  Spanish  French  Portuguese 
Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Training
Madagascar , Morocco , Rwanda , Senegal , Sierra Leone , Zambia , Brazil , Canada , Ecuador , Haiti , Nicaragua , Peru , United States of America , Azerbaijan , Cambodia , Sri Lanka , Turkmenistan , Bulgaria , Italy , Ukraine , Timor-Leste
Fredrik Blanck
Nationality
Sweden

Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Observation, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Vote Counting
Liberia , Rwanda , Sierra Leone , Zambia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia , Sweden , Iraq , Lebanon
Michael Boda
Nationality
Canada

Languages
English  French 
Civic and Voter Education, Electoral Assistance, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Standards, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Legal Framework, Media And Elections, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations
Ghana , Canada , United States of America , Albania , France , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , Australia , New Zealand
Jeannette Bolenga
Nationality
Vanuatu

Boundary Delimitation, Civic and Voter Education, Elections Security, Electoral Dispute Resolution, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Systems, Electoral Training, Gender and Elections, Media And Elections, Out of Country Voting, Parties And Candidates, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations
Cook Islands , Fiji , Kiribati , Marshall Islands , Nauru , Niue , Samoa , Solomon Islands , Tokelau , Tonga , Tuvalu , Vanuatu
Michelle R. Boling

None
United States of America
Horacio Boneo
Nationality
Argentina

Languages
English  Spanish  French  Portuguese  Italian 
Electoral Assistance, Electoral Integrity, Electoral Management, Electoral Observation, Electoral Participation, Electoral Systems, Legal Framework, Vote Counting, Voter Registration, Voter Turnout, Voting Operations
Benin , Congo (Kinshasa), the Democratic Republic of the , Côte d'Ivoire , Gambia , Malawi , Mozambique , Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , El Salvador