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Election Management: A Compendium of Commonwealth Good Practice

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Lifting the quality and strengthening the relevance of election management bodies is a continuing work-in-progress: to learn and apply the lessons from each election and rise to the emergence of new challenges, including evolving information and communication technologies and increasing demands for greater transparency and integrity. Election Management: A Compendium of Commonwealth Good Practice is designed to provide policy makers and staff of election management bodies with a guide to the democratic values, principles and practices of the Commonwealth, which should be reflected in the work they do to consolidate and deepen democracy in their countries. It will also assist governments, political parties and civil society organisations understand better the role, functions and responsibilities of those tasked with delivering credible elections.

Includes annexes from 45 Commonwealth election management bodies on their countries' standards for democratic legitimacy, legal frameworks, funding arrangements and administrative structure.

Table of Contents:

  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Commonwealth Core Democratic Values and Principles
  • Democracy is an ideal to strive for
  • There are no perfect democracies
  • The popular demand for democratic progress is unstoppable
  • Freedom lies at the foundation of democracy
  • Rights are balanced by responsibilities
  • Loyal opposition
  • Good governance
  • Participation
  • Creating a democratic culture
  • Minorities and the marginalised
  • Human rights
  • Outlawing discrimination
  • Tolerance
  • Youth
  • Civil society
  • 2 Translating Commonwealth Values and Principles into Democratic Practice
  • 2.1 Constitutionalism and democracy
  • 2.2 Elections
  • 2.3 Role of the election management body
  • 2.4 Conclusions
  • 3 The Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of an Independent Election Management Body
  • 3.1 The meaning of independence
  • 3.2 Composition and appointment
  • 3.3 Powers, functions and responsibilities
  • 3.4 Taming incumbency
  • 3.5 Staffing and funding
  • 3.6 Management and administration
  • 3.7 Popular participation
  • 3.8 Election observation
  • 3.9 Regional and international co-operation
  • 3.10 Reform
  • 3.11 Conclusions
  • 4 Challenges Facing Commonwealth Independent Election Management Bodies
  • 4.1 Achieving gender equity
  • 4.2 Fair voting
  • 4.3 Gerrymandering
  • 4.4 Politics of identity
  • 4.5 Intimidation and violence
  • 4.6 Dirty money: political party expenditure and campaign funding
  • 4.7 Meeting the challenge of social media
  • 4.8 Democracy in small and island states
  • 4.9 'Fair' or only 'Free'?
  • 4.10 Conclusion: Focusing on what matters most
  • Annexes: Constitutional Provisions and Establishment Clause


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781849291477
  • Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Publisher Imprint: Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 238
  • Width: 165 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1849291470
  • Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Compendium of Commonwealth Good Practice


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