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THE ELECTORAL CYCLE Charles Lasham

THE ELECTORAL CYCLE Charles Lasham. Centre for Parliamentary Studies Seminar 5 th – 9 th March 2012. The Electoral Cycle. Three phases to the Electoral Cycle Pre-Electoral Period Electoral Period Post Electoral Period. Pre-Electoral Period 1. Budget and Financing Electoral Calendar

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THE ELECTORAL CYCLE Charles Lasham

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  1. THE ELECTORAL CYCLECharles Lasham Centre for Parliamentary Studies Seminar 5th – 9th March 2012

  2. The Electoral Cycle • Three phases to the Electoral Cycle • Pre-Electoral Period • Electoral Period • Post Electoral Period

  3. Pre-Electoral Period 1 • Budget and Financing • Electoral Calendar • Operational Plans • Recruitment – easy? Payment? Independent? • Procurement • Security • Logistics

  4. Pre-Electoral Period 2 • TRAINING • Procedures, poll worker manuals • ToT • Training of polling and count staff • Online training – Possible? • CDs • Payment?

  5. Pre-Electoral Period 3 • INFORMATION • Civic and voter education • Political Party liaison • Civil Society liaison • Accreditation of Observers • International Observers • Domestic Observers

  6. Pre-Electoral Period 3 • REGISTRATION • Political Party Registration • Political Party Financing • Voter Registration • VR: Established processes • Immediately prior to election • Continuous registration • U.K. – U.S.A. – Egypt – Afghanistan - other

  7. The Electoral Period 1 • Nomination of candidates – independents? • Codes of Conduct • Media access – Media commissions? • Preparation of ballots • Printing and distribution • Sensitive material • Non-sensitive material

  8. The Electoral Period 2 • VOTING ~ Special voting ~ External voting ~ Advance voting ~ Election day(s) • COUNTING ~ precinct, constituency, regional, electronic, ~ tabulation

  9. The Electoral Period 3 • Announcement of results • Complaints and Appeals ~EMB or other body • Voters, candidates and parties • Cancellation of results

  10. Post-Electoral Period 1 • REVIEW ~ EMB alone? Secretariat, stakeholders? • REFORM ~ Legal reform proposals ~ EMB ~ Election system ~ Boundaries

  11. Post-Electoral Period 2 • VOTER REGISTRATION UPDATE • INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • STRATEGIC PLANNING • POST ELECTION REPORT • RESULTS ON WEBSITE • STAKEHOLDER NETWORKING

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