Technology can be used to assist party and candidate regulation by election management bodies (EMBs). Many of the computer software products available in office automation suites can be used for party and candidate regulation purposes (see Using Technology for Office Automation).
The types of party and candidate regulation processes that can benefit from application of technology include:
- Party registration, including party member verification processes and party information databases
- Candidate nomination, including nominator verification processes and candidate information databases
- Providing information to parties, including voter register data and other general communications
- Party and campaign financing, including candidate/party donations control and monitoring, candidate/party expenditure monitoring, controlling public funding and audit software
- Reporting by parties, including software for contribution and expenditure reporting
The following topics in this section cover the various aspects of using technology for party and candidate regulation processes.
