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em Electoral Management

ema Management Considerations - Introduction

ema01 Establish and Follow Administrative Calendar
ema02 Timely Revision of Legal/Regulatory Framework
ema03 Complaint Procedure

ema03a Complete Information
ema03b Easily Accessible
ema03c Fair
ema03d Timely

ema04 Establish Clear Internal Regulations
ema05 Establish Clear Disciplinary Procedures for Election Participants
ema06 Key Tasks
ema07 Equal Access to the Electoral Process
ema08 Record Keeping
ema09 Prepared / well trained and equipped staff
ema10 Costs
ema11 Administrative complexity

emb Types of Electoral Management Bodies

emb01 Administrative Bodies
emb02 National
emb03 Regional and Local Election Bodies
emb04 Relationship of Regional and Local Bodies to Higher-Level Bodies
emb05 Decision Making Options

emc Scope of Powers

emc01 Appointment of staff
emc02 Centralised vs. Distributed Authority
emc03 Independence of Budget
emc04 Legislative Initiative: Direct or Indirect
emc05 Regulation/Oversight of Political Parties
emc06 Regulation/Oversight of Campaign Finance
emc07 Regulation/Oversight of Campaign Activities
emc08 Regulation of Media
emc09 Districting
emc10 Certification of Results

emd Responsibilities

emd03a Internal Development of Estimates
emd03b Submission and Justification of Request to Legislature
emd03c External Assistance
emd03d Reconciliation of Budget to Available Funds

emd04 Personnel Appointment and Training

eme Operational Arrangements

eme01 Operational Planning
eme02 Development of ballots, forms and procedures
eme03 Voter Registration Responsibilities
eme04 Party/Candidate Registration Responsibilities

eme04a Qualifications Clearly Established in Law
eme04b Verification of Qualifications
eme04c Monitoring Continued Compliance with Requirements

eme05 Districting

eme06 Polling Site Selection

eme07 Supplies

eme07a Supplies - Strategic Planning
eme07b Supplies - Procurement
eme07c Supplies - Distribution
eme07d Supplies - Recovery and Evaluation

eme08 Voter Information Activities

eme08a Complete Information
eme08b Various Formats for Various Populations

eme09 Facilitating observer activities

eme09a Inviting and Accrediting Observers
eme09b Providing Orientation Materials
eme09c Overview of Observation Activities

eme10 Absentee Voting
eme11 Results Reporting

eme11a Results Reporting - Media Centre

eme12 Post Election Responsibilities

eme12a Debriefing
eme12b Dispute Resolution

eme13 Reporting and Record-keeping
eme14 Results Monitoring and Program Evaluations

eme14a Routine Post Election Evaluation

eme15 Political Party Liaison

eme16 Liaison with NGOs, Observer Groups

emf Election Automation

emf01 Election Automation -- Motivations
emf02 Election Automation -- Types of computerized voting systems

emf03 Other Uses of Technology

emx Sample Materials

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