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  • Re: "After-the-event" assessment of elections
    As a complement to the comprehensive type of post-election assessment described by Carl Dundas, it is sometimes possible to do a very hands-on election audit by examining the election materials themselves after the elections. This was done by IFES in Sierra Leone after the 2004 Local Government elections there. On the invitation of the EMB, we selected polling stations using a strategic random sample, and extracted all the materials from these stations (making sure to look into cases where the turnout had been suspiciously high). An audit of this kind can serve several purposes, which can broadly be defined into three (not mutually exclusive) categories; a) legally oriented investigations where evidence is sought of electoral malpractice, and where the outcome of the audit may lead to legal challenges; b) investigations of electoral malpractices on a more general level, without the intention of exposing individual cases (but rather to learn how to avoid fraud in the future); or c) studies how electoral guidelines and procedures have been followed, which can influence training strategies etc. An audit of this kind demands several things. The first is of course access to the electoral materials (ballot papers, voters register, tally sheets, etc from individual stations). You must also be confident that these materials have not been tampered with after the elections themselves (in the Sierra Leonean case, they were stored by UNAMSIL). For a successful execution, the EMB must also be willing to cooperate (as in Sierra Leone) or if not it must be hindered from interfering. Finally, you need to be aware that this type of study is potentially sensitive, as even if it is not directly aimed at having legal consequences, its outcome may speak directly as to the "polling day quality" of an election. It therefore needs to be planned, executed and the results disclosed with care. Especially if the intention is to disclose the information to the public or to key stakeholders, the integrity of those carrying out the audit cannot be in question.

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