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  • Handbook On Observing and Promoting the Participation of National Minorities in Electoral Processes
    The present publication builds on the Guidelines to Assist National Minority Participation in the Electoral Process by including new material on the development of international standards and good practice in the field of promoting the participation of national minorities in electoral processes.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    22 September 2014
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  • Election Observation Handbook: Sixth Edition
    The sixth edition of ODIHR's Election Observation Handbook.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    11 June 2010
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  • Handbook for Long-Term Election Observers
    A guide for long-term election observers on ODIHR election observation missions.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    20 April 2007
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  • 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.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    13 July 2004
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  • Handbook for the Observation of New Voting Technologies
    This handbook is designed to provide basic guidance on how to observe the use of new voting technologies (NVT) in electoral processes. Several OSCE participating States have implemented or tested NVT during their elections, making use of electronic voting machines, ballot scanners, Internet voting or other electronic means. This handbook is designed to assist election observers in identifying and assessing the various elements of NVT that may impact the conduct of democratic elections.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    1 October 2013
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  • Guidelines for Reviewing a Legal Framework for Elections, Second Edition
    These guidelines detail the components of a legal framework governing elections and the relevant standards for democratic elections. They are intended to contribute to uniformity, reliability, consistency and accuracy in the review and preparation of electoral legislation. Therefore these guidelines can provide guidance to both reviewers of electoral legislation and to national authorities when they draft or amend election-related documents.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    1 October 2013
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  • Handbook for the Observation of Voter Registration
    The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidance on how to approach voter registration as part of the overall observation of an election. While ODIHR has included voter registration in its general methodology for observing elections, this handbook aims to provide a more systematic and comprehensive approach to observing this critical part of the election process.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    13 July 2012
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  • Handbook on Media Monitoring for Election Observation Missions
    Freedom of expression and freedom of the media are essential to any democratic process, and the assessment of media coverage of election campaigns is a fundamental part of election observation methodology. This publication provides a succinct explanation of the media-monitoring methodology used by the OSCE/ODIHR in its election observation activities.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    13 July 2012
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