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Members of the ACE Practitioners’ Network

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Members of the Practitioner’s Network
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Granville Abrahams
General Manager electoral matters with the Electoral Commission of South Africa. Electoral practitioner since 1998 and experienced in all aspects of election administration, voter education and training, and stakeholder management.
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Nationality
South Africa

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas

CLOUE Alain

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Khorshed Alam
I khorshed alam, have completed B.A (honors)M.A degree from Dhaka University and also complted Commonwealth Executive MBA from Commonwealth of learning, Vancuver, Canada in collaboration with Bangladesh Open University.Since 10 December 2000 I worked [...]
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Nationality
Bangladesh

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Minority and Refugee Voting
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Bangladesh
Nepal

Mazin Aldaif

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Nationality
Iraq

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Media and Elections
Vote Counting
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Middle East

Alexander Baturo

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Nationality
Ireland

Languages
English
Russian
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Europe

Julia Almaraz, ACE Facilitator

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Nationality
Mexico

Languages
English
Spanish
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Pacific

Saad Alrawi
SUMMARY CV سعد عبد العزيز محمود الراوي نائب رئيس مجلس مفوضية الانتخابات الأسبق.‏ ‏- بكالوريوس قانون.‏ ‏- خدمة فعلية في دوائر ومؤسس�[...]
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Nationality
Iraq

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East

Adhy Aman

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Nationality
Indonesia

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Malaysia
Nepal
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand

Keith Archer
PhD, Political Science, Duke University (USA), 1985. Professor, Political Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada, since 1984. Interest in voting and elections, including election administration, with an emphasis on voter registration [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Management
Participation
Parties and Candidates
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Canada
United States of America
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Australia

Douglas Armour

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Languages
English
French

Terungwa Awuhe
I am a motivated Principal Administrative Officer driven to maximally contribute to the attainment of corporate goals with my several years of experience in field operations of elections,budget administration, administration support and secretarial d [...]
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Nationality
Nigeria

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

Richard Daniel Balasko
Experienced senior electoral management consultant specializing in elections, campaign finance, redistribution, legislation, planning, policy, research and democratic development. Professional Summary: • 20 years as Chief Electoral Officer, Sen [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Civic and Voter Education
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Integrity
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Voter Education
Voter Education
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Canada

Julie Ballington
Julie Ballington is the Gender Advisor, Global Programme for Electoral Cycle Support (GPECS), in the Democratic Governance Group at UNDP. She formerly served as specialist in the Gender Partnership Programme at the Inter-Parliamentary Union based in [...]
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Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Parties and Candidates
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Pacific

barrie Lane

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Bhandari Bhandari

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Abdoulaye Abakar Abdoul
Chef de Divisin Informatique de la Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante
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Nationality
Chad

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Parties and Candidates
Voter Registration
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

Pantea Behroozi

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Nationality
Canada

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation

Sarah Birch
I am a Reader in Politics at the University of Essex, United Kingdom. I specialise in the comparative study of elections in emerging and semi-democracies. I have studied electoral systems in post-communist Europe, and I am currently engaged in a comp [...]
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Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Russian
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Integrity
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Participation
Electoral Standards
Electoral Systems
Voter Turnout
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Participation
Participation

Sumit Bisarya

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Anthony Bowyer
Anthony C. Bowyer has more than a decade of experience in designing and managing election assistance and civic education programs. He specializes in civic education and conflict resolution issues. Bowyer’s areas of expertise also include project de [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Languages
English
Russian
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civic and Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Observation
Electoral Training
Out of Country Voting
Youth Participation
Voter Education
Voter Education
Voting from Abroad

Adam Bushey

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Mariana Caminotti

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Matthias Catón

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Languages
English
Spanish
French

Helena Catt
2009-2014 international election consultant and BRIDGE facillitator, based in UK 2004-2009 Chief Executive of the New Zealand Electoral Commission 1990-2004 Academic in Department of Political Studies, University of Auckland - researching and teach [...]
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Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
None
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
None

Olivia Bauer

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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
None

Carter Center Intern 2

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Richard Chambers
Over thirteen years of experience in law, democratisation and elections. He was Team Leader of the EU Democracy and Election Support Mission to the Afghanistan Presidential Elections 2004 and has also observed numerous elections for the EU and OSCE/O [...]
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Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Parties and Candidates
Voter Registration

Michael William Joseph Clegg
Educated as lawyer in UK. Emigrated to Canada. After work in industry and Bennett Jones law firm, appointed Parliamentary Counsel to Alberta Legislature and legal adviser elections. Legislative Counsel to Canadian Parliament - parliamentary law and [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Observation
Legal Framework
Vote Counting
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Middle East
Pacific

Almami Cyllah

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Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civic and Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Voter Education
Voter Education

Staffan Darnolf
Staffan Darnolf currently works as IFES’ Country Director in Pakistan. Darnolf previously worked as IFES’ chief of party in Nepal and spent two years in Afghanistan working as a senor advisor to the Interim Afghan Electoral Commission and as an i [...]
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Nationality
Sweden

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations

Sumona DasGupta

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Anne-Marie DeLorey

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Nationality
Canada

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Observation
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Europe

Tomsie Dlamini
Tomsie has been involved in democracy, governance and election-related programmes informed by her professional background in Public Development Management and worked with the Swaziland Council of Churches in the area of income generating programmes f [...]
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Nationality
South Africa

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

David George Ian Mathieson
David Mathieson is an experienced IT Director, Consultant & Project Manager, with more than 40 years’ experience in all aspects of information technology, at all levels and in a wide spectrum of industries and public bodies. He has a proven track [...]
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Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

Daniel Michael Murphy

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Nationality
United States of America

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Media and Elections
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East

Nadege Domjie

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MARTIN HAROLD HERNANDEZ DONAYRE

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Rebecca Duncan

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Carl Dundas
Carl W. Dundas, LL.B, LL.M.,Lond. Barrister-at-Law, Gray's Inn. Formerly employed by IFES-USAID as Chief of Party, Africa. Formerly Director of Elections, Jamaica, and Special Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat, dealing with electoral matters. Consult [...]
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Nationality
Jamaica

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Legal Framework
Voter Registration
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

Daniel Duta
General Director of Electoral Logistic Department (Permanent Electoral Authority Romania) 2004-2023; Editor-in-Chief Romanian Journal of Electoral StudiesDaniel DUTA graduated from the Faculty of Law, Bucharest University.He did his post-graduate stu [...]
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Nationality
Romania

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Other
None
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Americas
Europe

Said Ali Nasser Eddine

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Nationality
Comoros

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas

Andrew Ellis
Andrew Ellis is a senior consultant on elections, constitutions and democracy building based in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. Until early 2014 he was Director for Asia and the Pacific for International IDEA, a global intergovernmental organisation whose m [...]
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Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Pacific

Peter Erben
Peter Erben is a Senior Electoral Advisor, who specialises in the management of electoral projects in emerging democracies and is continuously engaged in key positions in major electoral processes. In 2005 Mr. Erben was the Chief Electoral Officer of [...]
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Nationality
Denmark

Languages
English
Danish
German
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Integrity
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Standards
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Out of Country Voting
Voting from Abroad
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution

Astrid Evrensel
Political / Electoral Affairs Officer working for UN Office to the African Union. Experience in Afghanistan, Nepal, Indonesia, Yemen, Kosovo and in over 15 African countries. Worked for UNDP, EU, IOM, OSCE, NGOs and the private sector. Publications i [...]
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Nationality
Austria

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Gender and Elections
Voter Registration
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Middle East

Zage Filipovski
What I bring to the team is over 15 years’ Elections Assistance experience bringing innovation in the work of different state institutions and civil society organizations in several countries where we managed to introduce new vision in the field of [...]
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Nationality
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Languages
English
Russian
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Gender and Elections
Parties and Candidates
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Ethiopia
Kenya
Zambia
Europe
Albania
Armenia
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Georgia
Kosovo
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Montenegro
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Sweden
Ukraine

Jeff Fischer
Jeff Fischer has held three election directorships in internationally supervised elections where electoral security was one of his responsibilities. In 1996, he was appointed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to serve [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Pacific

Meaghan Fitzgerald

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Mauricio FORERO
The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network is the world’s largest online community and repository of electoral knowledge. It provides comprehensive information and specialised advice on any aspect of electoral processes. The foremost aim of ACE, is to f [...]
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Nationality
Colombia

Languages
English
Spanish
French
Portuguese
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Djibouti
Mali
Americas
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Haiti
Europe
Switzerland
Pacific
American Samoa
New Caledonia

Stuart Fraser

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FREDY MARTIN GIRALDO RIVERA
Experto en gestión y outsourcing electoral. Como mas de 15 años de experiencia en los campos de supervisión, fiscalización, observación y ejecución de procesos electorales. He laborado en tanto en instituciones estatales ligadas al campo elect [...]
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Nationality
Peru

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Vote Counting
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Americas