Election Management: A Compendium of Commonwealth Good Practice [Mīkstie vāki]

In this book, the Commonwealth Secretariat presents readers with a comprehensive examination of international best practices in election management. The text is made up of four sections devoted to Commonwealth core democratic values and principles; translating commonwealth values and principles into democratic practice; the powers, functions, and responsibilities of an independent election management body; and the challenges facing Commonwealth independent election management bodies. The Commonwealth Secretariat is an intergovernmental agency that facilitates consultation and co-operation among Commonwealth member governments and countries. Distributed in the US by Stylus Publishing. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Lifting the quality and strengthening the relevance of election management bodies is a continuing work-in-progress: to learn and apply the lessons from each election and rise to the emergence of new challenges, including evolving information and communication technologies and increasing demands for greater transparency and integrity. Election Management: A Compendium of Commonwealth Good Practice is designed to provide policy makers and staff of election management bodies with a guide to the democratic values, principles and practices of the Commonwealth, which should be reflected in the work they do to consolidate and deepen democracy in their countries. It will also assist governments, political parties and civil society organisations understand better the role, functions and responsibilities of those tasked with delivering credible elections.Includes annexes from 45 Commonwealth election management bodies on their countries’ standards for democratic legitimacy, legal frameworks, funding arrangements and administrative structure.