Electoral Management Network offers research, policy advice & training on running election. Based at, and supported by, the University of East Anglia, UK.
How are elections affected by the pandemic?
How can they be adapted? When should they be postponed?
Read case studies and comparative analysis from the EMN, as part of a collaborative project with @Int_IDEA
Analysis will be added throughout the year:
https://t.co/KbUUwGczfa
'A bipartisan compromise on voter identification is needed in the UK. Canada has a blueprint.'
New blog from @TobySJames, proposes amendments to the UK #ElectionsBill.
https://t.co/1FJ6EzHx2o
ICYMI:
We're advertising a range of fellowships for practitioners and academics to undertake research on electoral integrity.
Find out more ⤵️ https://t.co/O4ZuxAVzKo
Deadline 30th October!
How did the pandemic affect electoral integrity in #Portugal? 🇵🇹
Find out in this case study by @carlafluis:
https://t.co/vzrrn8Kx5Q
Read other cases, developed in collaboration with
@Int_IDEA here: https://t.co/60ePNNcU3p
This piece (with @ClarkAlistairJ) identifying electoral integrity issues in English polling stations is free to download while the #ElectionsBill is before Parliament
➡️ #voterid pilots led to many citizens not voting
➡️ voter registration reforms needed
https://t.co/T6K6sIW7Xc
How did the pandemic affect electoral integrity in Uganda?
Find out in this case study by Nic Cheeseman @Fromagehomme:
https://t.co/mZwjTBVzL4
Read other cases, developed in collaboration with @Int_IDEA here: https://t.co/60ePNNuvrZ
On #InternationalDemocracyDay do check our website for:
➡️ Academic publications on electoral integrity
➡️ Data on the quality of elections worldwide
➡️ Practitioner focussed papers on covid and elections
➡️ Free conferences / seminar series events
https://t.co/5AjOEtfyur
We're starting up our #EIPSeminarSeries this year on Sept 22 with a discussion on the impact of foreign interference on trust in elections with @laurenrprather and Bret Schafer from @SecureDemocracy
Register here: https://t.co/NB36S05OIz
The #ElectionsBill is one of the most important pieces of legislation to be proposed in the history of British democracy.
But parts of the bill are a direct threat to the integrity of elections are democracy.
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The #ElectionsBill comes to Parliament again this week and seeks to tackle voter fraud.
But research shows the problems are elsewhere in the electoral process, such as voters missing from the electoral register and underfunding.
https://t.co/0JGsE01hM8
How did the pandemic affect the 2020 regional elections in Nigeria?
Find out in this case study written by @ibraheemsanii of the @inecnigeria
https://t.co/4H8nwAwJt7.
For other case studies from the elections and covid-19 project with @Int_IDEA, see: https://t.co/zz3Q9dorQI
Did the pandemic threaten electoral integrity in the constitutional referendum in Chile? How was electoral integrity protected?
Find out in the new case study from @pfigueroarubio
https://t.co/Zd0yo8jJuJ
Read all cases and materials here: https://t.co/60ePNNuvrZ