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OAS Electoral Observation Missions 2011 Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation Secretariat for Political Affairs September 15, 2011 DECO DECO The Department Department for for Electoral Electoral Cooperation Cooperation and


  1. OAS Electoral Observation Missions 2011 Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation Secretariat for Political Affairs September 15, 2011

  2. DECO DECO The Department Department for for Electoral Electoral Cooperation Cooperation and and Observation Observation The (DECO) is is the the unit unit within within the the OAS OAS Secretariat Secretariat for for Political Political (DECO) Affairs of of the the OAS OAS that that is is responsible responsible for for supporting supporting the the Affairs region’ ’s s electoral electoral organism organism, as , as well well as as for for promoting promoting the the region development of of democratic democratic elections elections throughought throughought the the development hemisphere. . hemisphere

  3. ¿What What do do we we do? do? ¿ � Electoral � Electoral Observation Observation � Technical � Technical Electoral Electoral Cooperation Cooperation � ����� �������� ������ � �������������� �� ������� ���������������� � ����������������� � ����������������������� � Training � Training and and Capacity Capacity Building Building � ����������������������� �� ��������������������� � ���� �� !�������� "��������� � �������������� #���������� � �������������������������$�������� ������� � %���������� !������ �������������!�������� ������ ��������

  4. Key statistics statistics about about OAS Electoral OAS Electoral Key Observation Missions Missions Observation � ��������������������������������������������������� ������ � ������������������������������������������������� ������������������������ ������������������������� �!��"#������������������� �������������������$��������������������������������� ����������������������� ������������������!�����"���������������� ���������������# %���&�'���������!�������������� �!�����(������������!� )����������!���*�����������������������&������������������� +�����!�+�������!���*�����������������������&��������

  5. Significance of of OAS Electoral OAS Electoral Observation Observation Significance Missions Missions "��� "��� ��� ��� ����������� ����������� �� �� ��� ��� ���������� ����������������� �������& & ' ' �(������� �(��������� �� �(��������� �(��������� )��*��� )��*��� ���������� ��������������������� ����������� ' ' �����)����� �����)����� �� �� ��� ��� ���������� ����������������� ������� � � #�������� #�������� �� �� ����� ����� ' ' $����������� $����������� ��� ��� ��������)����� ��������)����� ' ' %��������� %��������� ����������� ����������� �� �� ���������� ������������������� ��������� � � ��������������� ��������������� � � ���������� ��������������������� ����������� ��� ��� ������� ������� "��� "��� ��� ��� ����������� ����������� �� �� ��� ��� ������������� ������������������� ������ ' ' +���,������ +���,����������������� ����������� ' ' #����������� #����������� �������� �������� �� �� ��������� ��������� �� �� �����)����� �����)����� �� �� ��������� ��������� ��������� ��� ������ ��� ������ ������ ��������� ' %������������ %������������ �� �� ��� ��� ����� ������ ��������� �������� ������ ������ �� �� ������ ������������ ������ '

  6. Effects of Electoral Observation Missions Effects of Electoral Observation Missions 1. Fraud reduction: randomized statistical study in Armenia 2003 demonstrated that fraud was reduced by 6% in polling stations visited by observers. 2. Facilitation of dialogue between stakeholders in the electoral process. 3. Improved electoral processes: Significant increase in technical- electoral cooperation: from 1 project in 2007 to an average of 8 in 2009 and 2010.

  7. Guidelines for Election Observation: Standardizing methods and tools in OAS/EOMs, 2006-Present As part of a process of systematizing and standardizing tools and methodologies for its Electoral Observation Missions (OAS/EOMS), OAS/ DECO has developed a series of methodologies to help the organization improve its election observation tools. •Manual for OAS Electoral Observation Missions (2009) •Methods for Election Observation: A Manual for OAS Electoral Observation Missions (2007) •Methodology for Observing the Use of Electoral Technologies •OAS Methodology for Media Monitoring during Electoral Observation Missions (in process) •Methodology for Integrating a Gender Perspective into OAS Electoral Observation Missions (EOMs): A Manual for OAS/EOMs (in process) •Methodology for the Observation of Political Financing Models in Elections

  8. Methods for Election Observation: Manual for OAS Electoral Observation Missions Objective : defines the Concept of Democratic Elections (inclusive, competitive, clean and periodic) based on three basic Inter-American juridical instruments and compiles the instruments needed to carry out the work (indicators, standardized questionnaires) Users : produced for all OAS/EOMs international observers.

  9. OAS Manual for Electoral Observation Missions Objective : rigorously defines the objectives of an OAS/EOM, spells out what is being observed and how, and provides detailed procedures for organizing and implementing a mission. Users : specifically geared toward all those observers who participate annually in OAS Electoral Observation Missions -

  10. Observing the use of Technologies during OAS/EOMs Objective : to identify the aspects that should generally be considered in the observation of elections using electoral technologies in the three stages of an electoral process: - Pre-electoral stage - Election Day - Post-electoral stage Users : for long-term and short-term observers, the Core Group of an OAS/EOM, particularly the Information Systems Specialist.

  11. The Role of the Media during Elections: Media Observation during OAS/EOMs Objective: assess the conditions of equity in the media, observing, for example, access to media outlets/coverage of political actors during an electoral process, and make recommendations on how best to promote relative conditions of electoral equity. Users: Media Observation two- person international team and the group of local analysts.

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