Election Department
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The Election Department is a specialized unit within the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights responsible for supporting and observing electoral processes to promote democratic standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Election Department canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
department
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specialized unit ⓘ |
| activity |
assessing campaign finance regulations and practices
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assessing the legal framework for elections ⓘ assessing voter registration systems ⓘ co-operating with civil society organizations on elections ⓘ co-operating with national election management bodies ⓘ conducting election assessment missions ⓘ conducting needs assessment missions ⓘ developing election observation methodology ⓘ issuing recommendations for improving electoral frameworks ⓘ monitoring media coverage during elections ⓘ organizing election observation missions ⓘ preparing election observation reports ⓘ providing capacity-building for election administrators ⓘ providing technical assistance on electoral legislation ⓘ training election observers ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Council of Europe bodies on elections
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OSCE field operations ⓘ United Nations electoral assistance structures ⓘ OSCE Parliamentary Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
parliamentary assemblies of the OSCE
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| countryScope | OSCE participating States ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
democratization
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election observation ⓘ electoral assistance ⓘ human rights in elections ⓘ |
| focusArea |
accountability in elections
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genuine elections ⓘ inclusiveness of electoral processes ⓘ participation of national minorities in elections ⓘ participation of women in elections ⓘ secret ballot ⓘ transparency of electoral processes ⓘ universal and equal suffrage ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Warsaw
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surface form:
Warsaw, Poland
|
| locatedInOrganizationHeadquarters |
OSCE Secretariat
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surface form:
OSCE/ODIHR headquarters
|
| mission | to support and observe electoral processes to promote democratic standards ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | non-profit public sector unit ⓘ |
| objective |
to promote compliance with OSCE election-related commitments
ⓘ
to strengthen democratic institutions through electoral processes ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
OSCE/ODIHR ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Director of OSCE/ODIHR ⓘ |
| sector | intergovernmental organization ⓘ |
| shortName |
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
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surface form:
ODIHR Election Department
|
| usesStandard |
OSCE election-related commitments
ⓘ
international human rights standards for elections ⓘ |
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