News & Updates – Page 4 – Election Standards

Election Obligations and Standards Handbook and Database Launched

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Beth Plachta

The Carter Center joined forces with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance to launch a pair of complementary manuals for assessing elections on Oct. 28, 2014, at the United Nations in New York. The event was hosted by the U.N. Electoral Assistance Division and attended by representatives from a wide range of electoral assistance organizations and ...

The Carter Center and IFES Expand Cooperation

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Beth Plachta

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and The Carter Center have entered into a memorandum of understanding to guide a partnership based on the common mission of strengthening the quality of elections and democracy. "The Carter Center looks forward to the partnership with The International Foundation for Electoral Systems, a leader in the fields of election...

Latest News from our Election Observation Mission in Myanmar

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Beth Plachta

After more than 50 years of oppressive military rule, the southeast Asian nation of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is emerging from isolation and taking its first tentative steps toward democracy. On Nov. 8, its people will go to the polls for the first general election since democracy began to take root, and a Carter Center election observation team will be there...

Carter Center Joins ADEPT Consortium to Advance Democracy

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Beth Plachta

Leaders of The Asia Foundation, The Carter Center, Democracy International, Freedom House, IREX, and World Learning met in Washington today to discuss their enhanced cooperation in programs worldwide to advance democratic elections and political transitions. The gathering comes at a time when setbacks in once-hopeful transitions in the Arab world and elsewhere have pro...

Observing Nepal’s 2013 Constituent Assembly Election

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Beth Plachta

On November 19, 2013, Nepal held its second constituent assembly election since the 2006 peace agreement ended a long-running civil conflict. The first constituent assembly charged with drafting a new constitution could not reach agreement on key issues, including the eventual structure of a federal state. The assembly was dissolved in May 2012 after it went beyond its init...

Legislative and Presidential Runoff Elections, Madagascar

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Beth Plachta

Madagascar held the first round of presidential elections on Oct. 25, 2013, and the second round runoff presidential and legislative elections on Dec. 20, 2013. The Carter Center’s observations and findings summarized in this report relate only on the second round of presidential elections and legislative elections. The following is an excerpt from the final report. The ful...

Welcome to Democratic Election Standards

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Avery Davis-Roberts

The Democratic Election Standards project aims to build consensus on obligations for democratic elections and on detailed criteria for assessment. Learn More

Reports and Publications

Posted on December 6, 1990June 13, 2023 by Avery Davis-Roberts

The Democratic Election Standards initiative's handbooks and other thematic publications, along with the Democracy Program's final reports from election observation missions, contribute to shared knowledge within the election observation community and draw attention to key issues.Election Reports This page is dedicated to the recent publications relating to the Democratic Ele...

Templates and Training

Posted on December 6, 1990 by Avery Davis-Roberts

The Carter Center has developed many resources to help citizens and election observers apply an obligations-based framework to real elections around the world. Through a variety of materials, the Carter Center’s resources provide a foundation of knowledge for citizens and election observers, while contributing to the broader goals of DES. Templates The reporting templates be...

ELMO

Posted on December 6, 1990 by Avery Davis-Roberts

ELMO is the Carter Center's open-source mobile data collection and reporting system, built specifically with election observation in mind. ELMO, which stands for ELection MOnitoring, allows observers to submit evaluations of an electoral process using checklists in real time to mission headquarters. The system enables mission staff to consolidate and analyze observer reports,...