Overcoming the Crisis: Towards a 21st Century Election Administration. Vision and Principles for a Reform Package
Overcoming the Crisis: Towards a 21st Century Election Administration. Vision and Principles for a Reform Package

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Civil Society, Governance, Electoral systems
Published by: EECMD - Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy
Keywords: election-law;
Summary/Abstract: This document proposes a package of fundamental and ambitious reforms of the election administration body, which, if implemented, would facilitate conflict resolution between the ruling and opposition parties and foster consensus on key issues related to election administration. It would also increase trust in electoral processes and eventually improve the quality of democracy in Georgia. This document is meant to inform those civic and political groups who are actively involved in creating legislative frameworks for several crucial issues related to democratic development. Considering the current political climate, urgent implementation of some radical reforms would be challenging. Hence, where possible, alternative options are also offered. Discussing the entire complex system of election administration in detail exceeds the scope of this document, which only aims to introduce a broad vision of reform related to the architecture of the election administration and foster a substantive discussion about the pillars of electoral reform.

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