Monitoring the monitors: How certifying international electoral observation quality can improveelection fraud deterrence1
Electoral fraud is a widespread crime whose ramifications affect human rights, democracy and political accountability. Numerous election observation missions have been organised since the 1960s to prevent electoral fraud. Despite the missions’ systematic improvement, and its many benefits, the decen...
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EDUCC - Editorial de la Universidad Católica de Córdoba
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.bibdigital.uccor.edu.ar/index.php/SP/article/view/5733 |
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| Sumario: | Electoral fraud is a widespread crime whose ramifications affect human rights, democracy and political accountability. Numerous election observation missions have been organised since the 1960s to prevent electoral fraud. Despite the missions’ systematic improvement, and its many benefits, the decentralised nature of election observation has led to the coexistence of professional and non-professional or pseudo-observation missions. These unprofessional missions evade best practices and dilute the preventive potential of proper missions. This work examine how international election observation can be improved to removing incentives for non-professional missions. After analysing empirical evidence and limitations, this work proposes the establishment of an international mission certification agency to aid in enforcing standards and best practices among observing organisations. |
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