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ODIHR deploys election observation missions to OSCE participating States to assess the implementation of OSCE commitments relating to elections. The Office also conducts technical-assistance projects and legislative reviews.

Press releases

OSCE observers arrive in Bosnia and Herzegovina to observe general elections

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Sarajevo during the 1 October 2006 general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (OSCE/Urdur Gunnarsdottir)

WARSAW, 30 August 2010 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission for the general elections to be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 3 October...

OSCE experts, Kyrgyzstan's authorities discuss how to improve elections

A polling-station official puts ink on a voter's thumb at a polling station in Mayevka, near Bishkek, during the constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan on 27 June 2010. (OSCE/Jens Eschenbaecher)

BISHKEK, 25 August 2010 - Measures to improve elections in Kyrgyzstan, including providing for effective and timely remedy to complaints, improving voter lists and promoting fair media coverage were in focus as experts from the OSCE Office...

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Election observation missions

Observation of general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina

ODIHR has deployed an election observation mission to observe the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 3 October 2010.

More election observation missions

Members of the electoral commission counting ballots at a polling station in Vienna following the close of polls in Austria's presidential election on 25 April 2010. (OSCE/Ron Laufer)

Members of the electoral commission counting ballots at a polling station in Vienna following the close of polls in Austria's presidential election on 25 April 2010. (OSCE/Ron Laufer)

Documents

Hungary, Parliamentary Elections, 11 April 2010: Election Assessment Mission Report

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Sweden, General Elections, 19 September 2010: Needs Assessment Mission Report

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, General Elections, 3 October 2010: Needs Assessment Mission Report

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Latvia, Parliamentary Elections, 2 October 2010: Needs Assessment Mission Report

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Kyrgyzstan, Constitutional Referendum, 27 June 2010: Final Report

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United States, Mid-term Elections, 2 November 2010: Needs Assessment Mission Report

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Azerbaijan, Parliamentary Elections, 7 November 2010: Needs Assessment Mission Report

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List of Election Statements and Reports Released in 2010

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