Election Obligations & Standards Database

Issue

Transparency in Electoral Management Body Decision Making and Procurement

Election Parts

Election Management

Criteria

The electoral management body ensured transparency in its decision making; for example, through open meetings and the use of public and competitive tenders

Summaries

The election management process should be transparent.
The meetings of election bodies should be open.
States must take measures to prevent corruption.
States should promote transparency in public decision making as a means of combating corruption.
It is desirable that electoral commissions make decisions by a qualified majority or by consensus.
The participation of observers, citizen and international, may enhance all aspects of the electoral process.
Observers should be permitted to follow all aspects and stages of an electoral process.
States should involve civil society organizations and facilitate their effective participation in public decision-making processes.