Handbook for Monitoring Women's Participation in Elections
The guidance provided in this handbook is intended to ensure that as each Election Observation Mission draws conclusions on the extent to which an election process meets OSCE commitments and reflects universal principles, it takes fully into account how the election process affects both women and men.
Existing Commitments for Democratic Elections in OSCE Participating States
A progress report on an ODIHR-initiated project to establish an inventory of existing election-related norms, commitments, principles, and good practices.
This handbook provides domestic observer groups with methodologies and tools they can use to develop a comprehensive and systematic approach to election observation.
Guidelines for Reviewing a Legal Framework for Elections
These guidelines are intended to set forth the basic components of a legal framework governing elections that are necessary for a country's legal framework to ensure democratic elections.
Guidelines to Assist National Minority Participation in the Electoral Process
These guidelines have been developed to assist both governments and the organizations that represent or support national minorities. The assistance is directed towards developing a legislative framework for an electoral system that ensures effective participation by national minorities in public life.
Resolving Election Disputes in the OSCE Area: Towards a Standard Election Dispute Monitoring System
This report is based on the outcomes of an International Election Standards Programme, which the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) launched in 1998, with the purpose of outlining best practices in resolving election disputes.