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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I38-R402-article-57332024-12-10T16:47:24Z Monitoring the monitors: How certifying international electoral observation quality can improveelection fraud deterrence1 Observando a los observadores: Cómo la certificación de la calidad de la observación electoral internacional puede mejorar la disuasión del fraude electoral Caro, Matías election fraud international electoral observation missions fraud deterrence democracy promotion quality certification fraude electoral misiones internacionales de observación electoral disuasión del fraude promoción de la democracia certificación de calidad 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. El fraude electoral es un delito muy extendido, cuyas ramificaciones afectan a los derechos humanos, a la democracia y a la rendición de cuentas. Numerosas misiones de observación se han organizado desde los años 60 para prevenir el fraude electoral. A pesar de la mejora sistemática de las misiones y sus numerosas ventajas, el carácter descentralizado de la observación electoral ha dado lugar a la coexistencia de misiones de observación profesionales y no profesionales o pseudo-misiones de observación. Estas misiones no profesionales evitan las mejores prácticas en la materia y diluyen el potencial preventivo de las misiones propiamente dichas. Este trabajo examina cómo puede mejorarse la observación electoral internacional para eliminar los incentivos a las misiones no profesionales. Tras analizar evidencia empírica y limitaciones, este trabajo propone la creación de una agencia internacional de certificación de misiones que ayude a hacer cumplir los estándares y las mejores prácticas entre las organizaciones de observación. EDUCC - Editorial de la Universidad Católica de Córdoba 2024-12-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/zip application/epub+zip https://revistas.bibdigital.uccor.edu.ar/index.php/SP/article/view/5733 10.22529/sp.2024.62.02 Studia Politicæ; Núm. 62 (2024): Otoño 2024; 31-57 2408-4182 1669-7405 10.22529/ spa https://revistas.bibdigital.uccor.edu.ar/index.php/SP/article/view/5733/7732 https://revistas.bibdigital.uccor.edu.ar/index.php/SP/article/view/5733/7733 https://revistas.bibdigital.uccor.edu.ar/index.php/SP/article/view/5733/7734 Derechos de autor 2024 Studia Politicæ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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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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