Recommendation Domestic Observers, 10 (Civil Society and domestic Observation) Pakistan 2002
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/PK/pakistan-final-report-national-and-provincial-1/at_download/file
Domestic observers perform an important role when it comes to instilling trust in the Election Day event. Unfortunately the number of domestic observers present in the 2002 elections was dishearteningly few. In addition, many of them displayed a very rudimentary knowledge of the electoral process. It is recommended that the EU supports the development of a civil society based domestic observation program. Such a program should be initiated at least one year in advance of Election Day to ensure its effectiveness by increasing the number of domestic observers and providing them with a sufficiently detailed knowledge of the electoral process.
