EMB Independence & Leadership, convened by IFES

Описание: EMB Independence & Leadership, convened by IFES

Many of the impediments to EMB independence are widely known, and new research indicates that EMB autonomy is under increasing attack by governments. How to maintain EMB independence when interdependence with government agencies is required, however, is infrequently discussed and under-researched. In this roundtable, we will explore this challenge and ongoing work relevant to this topic by the Global Network for Securing Electoral Integrity (GNSEI), a new platform for election-focused organizations and networks to advance electoral integrity in the face of critical threats to democracy. Following GNSEI consultations with EMBs, election practitioners, international NGOs, citizen observer groups and networks, international donors and IGOs, the Network has drafted guidelines to support election management bodies (EMBs) to assert, protect, and promote their independence as they carry out their mandates in collaboration with other public institutions.

Erica Shein, IFES 

Ambar Zobairi, USAID

Tom Rogers, Australian Electoral Commission

Staffan Darnolf, IFES

Octael Nieto Vasquez, Inter-American Network for Election Observation and Electoral Integrity (RedOIE) 

Toby James, University of East Anglia and Electoral Integrity Project