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Members of the ACE Practitioners’ Network

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Members of the Practitioner’s Network
149 found.

Alain Gauthier
24 years exp. as Electoral Operations Specialist. Assignments in Canada, Iraq, Haiti, Guyana, Guinea-Bissau... Main fields of activities : Elections and Technology, Security, assistance, integrity ; elections management ; elections cost control ; [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Participation
Gender and Elections
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Americas
Canada
Guyana
Haiti
Middle East

Ghada Donahue
An international development professional with more than 12 years of experience supporting USAID funded programs in Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Washington DC and Tunisia. Worked in management programs that strengthened democratic institutions in transi [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Languages
English
Arabic
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Middle East

Gerald McDonough

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Ben Goldsmith
I have been involved in assisting democratic processes in post conflict countries and transitional democracies since 1997 and have worked in the UK, Bosnia, Kosovo, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt.
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Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Voting from Abroad
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Asia
Europe
Middle East

Ron Gould
Ron Gould CM retired from Elections Canada after 20 years service. Since 1984, when he was a member of the OAS and Canadian monitoring missions in El Salvador, he has participated in more than 100 election assistance missions in over 60 countries. [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Languages
English
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

Paul Guerin

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Nationality
Ireland

Languages
English
French
Portuguese
Cambodian
Indonesian
Thai
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
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Cambodia
Indonesia

Luie Tito Guia
I am a lawyer by profession who specializes in election law. I manage my own law office. As an election lawyer I have represented candidates in election contests before election tribunals and courts in the Philippines. I have also counseled and provi [...]
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Nationality
Philippines

Languages
English
Tagalog
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand

Beverly Hagerdon Thakur

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Languages
English
French

Suhail HajHammad
I work as Director of IT Department at Central Elections Commission - Palestine (CEC). I studied computer science and I am preparing for MBA degree.
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Nationality
Palestine

Languages
English
Spanish
Arabic
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Elections Security
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Middle East

Lisa Handley
Dr. Handley has been involved in electoral assistance in more than a dozen countries, serving as a consultant on issues of democratic governance – including voting rights, electoral system design, electoral boundary delimitation and electoral dispu [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Systems
Minority and Refugee Voting
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Botswana
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
Liberia
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Zimbabwe
Americas
Haiti
Jamaica
Mexico
United States of America
Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Europe
Georgia
Germany
Kosovo
Middle East
Lebanon
Yemen
Australia
Fiji

Rihanto Jusuf Hardjopawiro
I am the Head of the General Secretary of Elections of Suriname. During the elections of 2010 I co-monitored elections workinggroups and I also co-supported the Election Commission of Legislation at identifying and making recommendations regarding am [...]
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Nationality
Suriname

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Elections Security
Electoral Management
Voter Registration

Jim Heilman
I have worked in election administration for 21 years. I was Director of Elections in a county in Virginia for 14 years. I have been a free-lance international election consultant for 10 years, primarily providing technical assistance in training, [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
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
Electoral Training
Out of Country Voting
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Voter Education
Voter Education
Voting from Abroad
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Nigeria
Sudan
Afghanistan
Indonesia
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands

Jessica Huber

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Bujar Islami
Bujar Islami was appointed for the position of Public Outreach Advisor with UNAMI (Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq) on January 2011; the role is to provide advices to counterparts from the Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq in planning [...]
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Nationality
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Gender and Elections
Media and Elections
Voting from Abroad
Voter Turnout
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Middle East

David Jandura

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Janet Lord

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Jena Karim
Jena Karim has worked in international assistance and democratic development for 12 years, with field experience in Afghanistan. She has an academic background in comparative politics and Islam, with an emphasis on the uses of Islamic rhetoric by pol [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Middle East

KONVOLBO TOUWENDSIDA JONATHAN

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Johanna Wilkie
Johanna Wilkie serves as a member of the Elections and Political Transitions (EPT) Team in USAID's Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance. She manages the Elections and Political Processes Fund, a resource that USAID field mis [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Gender and Elections
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

Jack Zaba
Jack Zaba works as a Programmes Manager for a civic society organization in Zimbabwe known as the Election Resource Centre (ERC). I am a holder of a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Politics and Administration from the University of Zimbabwe, an [...]
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Nationality
Zimbabwe

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

Constance Kaplan
A Senior Electoral Advisor and Administrator with more than 30 years of Democracy and Governance experience in post-conflict environments including Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Indonesia, South Africa, China, Albania, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Zambi [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
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
Voting from Abroad
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Nigeria
South Africa
Zambia
Americas
Canada
United States of America
Asia
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
China
Indonesia
Europe
Albania
Kosovo
Moldova, Republic of
Turkey
Middle East
Iraq

Nancy Kariuki

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Kasiwa Muliro Mufuya Hubert

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Louise Khabure

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Jean-Pierre Kingsley

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Nationality
Canada

Languages
English
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
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Americas
Canada
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
United States of America
Europe
Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Latvia
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Middle East
Iraq

Grant Kippen

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Nationality
Canada

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Participation
Parties and Candidates
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Algeria
Kenya
Sudan
Americas
Canada
Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Kyrgyzstan
Nepal
Pakistan
Europe
Georgia
Kosovo
Moldova, Republic of
Ukraine
Middle East
Egypt
Pacific
Timor-Leste

Kimberly Kippen

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Kiril Kolev
Kiril Kolev is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at Hendrix College. He holds a PhD in Comparative Politics from Duke University. His research focuses on electoral institutions, election quality, ethno-cultural polarizati [...]
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Nationality
Bulgaria

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Europe
Middle East

David Kuennen
David Kuennen is a senior election advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He is an election specialist with more than two decades of experience working on elections in the U.S. and internationally. Prior to joining USAID in 20 [...]
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Nationality
United States of America

Languages
English
Russian
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
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
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
Ghana
Kenya
Somalia
Sudan
Americas
United States of America
Asia
Azerbaijan
Burma (Myanmar)
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Uzbekistan
Europe
Armenia
Belarus
Russia
Ukraine

Mike Lake

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Nationality
Australia

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Assistance

Charles Lasham
Charles Lasham has over 30 year’s experience in elections and is a former Returning Officer in the United Kingdom and European Regional Returning Officer for the North West of England. Charles has notable experience of worldwide elections having wo [...]
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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 Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Cape Verde
Gambia
Ghana
Kenya
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Zanzibar
El Salvador
Guatemala
Suriname
United States of America
Venezuela
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
India
Albania
Armenia
Bulgaria
Georgia
Hungary
Kosovo
Moldova, Republic of
Romania
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Egypt
Iraq

Rebecca Lie

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James Littleton

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Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Systems
Media and Elections
Parties and Candidates
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Middle East

Beatriz Llanos

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Nationality
Peru

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Electoral Observation
Gender and Elections
Media and Elections
Parties and Candidates
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Americas

Marc Lortie
Marc Lortie, B.A., CD, GEOGRAPHER; Canadian senior expert in Applied Electoral Geography Specialist of electoral territories and Precision geopositioning; Senior expert in Applied Electoral Geography; International Consultant in Geography of C [...]
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Nationality
Canada

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Civil Society and Elections
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Systems
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Other
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Americas

lawrence robertson

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Banu Maarouf

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Nationality
Denmark

Liqabang Macheli
I am a 50 year old woman. I work as a Civic and Voter Education Manager for Electoral Commission of Lesotho. I have over 25 years electoral experience at different sections in the Electoral Commission. I am a bridge facilitator. I have facilitated ge [...]
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Nationality
Lesotho

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

Dr. John Maphephe
Dr. John Maphephe is a researcher, policy analyst, and senior electoral administrator with over 25 years of experience in electoral governance, public sector reform, and digital innovation across Africa and internationally. He specializes in integrat [...]
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Nationality
Lesotho

Languages
English
Arabic
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
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Europe
Middle East

AMADOU BA MBODJI
Directeur adjoint des Opérations Électorales de la Direction Générale du Ministère de l'Interieur de 1999-2000 Directeur des opérations Électorales de la Direction Générale des Élections du Sénégal 2000-2002 . J'ai exercé les attribut [...]
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Nationality
Senegal

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Elections Security
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Electoral Systems
Legal Framework
Voting from Abroad
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Europe

Ronan McDermott
It's all on my website. http://www.mcdis.com
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Nationality
Ireland

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
Legal Framework
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Middle East
Pacific

MBEM Ariel
Je suis Dr MBEM Ariel, PhD et Chercheur spécialisé en Dynamiques Électorales Internationales. Je suis par ailleurs fondateur et coordonnateur du Think To Do MÉMOIRE ÉLECTORALE. En outre, je suis auteur de plusieurs publications scientifiques [...]
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Nationality
Cameroon

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Voter Education
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
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
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Youth Participation

Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan

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Nationality
Kenya

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
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

Dr. Noor Mohammad
I worked as a voting member of the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) Afghanistan, wherein, working on the entire range of electoral issues in coordination with the Afghan and international members of the JEMB, drafted electoral law amendment pro [...]
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Nationality
India

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
Parties and Candidates
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia

Mario Parra

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Nationality
Mexico

Languages
Spanish
English
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Elections and Technology

Koki Muli
I am a lawyer by training and an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. I am a Lecturer at South Eastern University College, a constituent College of University of Nairobi. I am also a Certified Public Secretary. I specialised in human rights and refug [...]
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Nationality
Kenya

Languages
English
Swahili
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
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Burundi
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
Malawi
Mozambique
Rwanda
South Africa
Sudan
Uganda
Zimbabwe

Raul Lucian Muresan
Electoral and governance expert with over 25 years of experience in electoral assistance and observation across 25 countries, including the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Held key roles with ODIHR, UN, OSCE, EU [...]
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Nationality
Romania

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Boundary Delimitation
Civil Society and Elections
Direct Democracy
Elections and Technology
Electoral Assistance
Electoral Management
Electoral Observation
Participation
Electoral Systems
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Minority and Refugee Voting
Voting from Abroad
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe

Belinda Musanhu
I have been involved in the area of elections for the least ten years working mainly in the Southern African Region. My areas of expertise are domestic observation, regional and international observation as well as election administration, electoral [...]
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Nationality
Zimbabwe

Languages
English
French
Thematic Areas
of Expertise
Civil Society and Elections
Electoral Integrity and Dispute Resolution
Electoral Observation
Media and Elections
Voter Registration
Voting Operations
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

Takawira Musavengana
I have over 20 years working experience in national, international governmental and non-governmental settings, in a combination of high-level technical advice and policy analysis, programme design, management and evaluation in elections and political [...]
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Nationality
Zimbabwe

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
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
Media and Elections
Parties and Candidates
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa

Rushdi Nackerdien
Ive been involved in the elections adminstration sector for more than 20 years, working for the EMB an international organisations in elections and democracy. With a solid background in training such as the BRIDGE curriculum, I have done training on [...]
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Nationality
South Africa

Thematic Areas
of Expertise
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
Gender and Elections
Legal Framework
Media and Elections
Vote Counting
Voter Registration
Voter Turnout
Voting Operations
Youth Participation
Regions/Countries
of Expertise
Africa
Asia
Middle East