Since 2003, we have worked on 111 projects creating stronger democracies in 51 countries

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Latin America and the Carribean

VENEZUELA

International Election Observation (November 2006 to January 2007)

DI Program Officer Bill Gallery joined a Carter Center study mission to monitor electronic voting in the December 2006 presidential election in Venezuela. The mission was part of a broader effort to develop a methodology for monitoring elections using electronic voting, addressing such issues as software audits, voter privacy and the secure transmission and tabulation of results.

Middle East

MOROCCO

Political Party Program Evaluation (April 2010 to June 2010)

Democracy International conducted field work for an evaluation of 17 political party assistance projects in Morocco implemented by the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute since 2003. These projects, totaling more than $12 million, were funded by USAID/Morocco, USAID/Washington, by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the U.S. State Department, and the National Endowment for Democracy.

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Political Party Assessment (December 2005 to February 2006)

In cooperation with an expert from ARD, Glenn Cowan led an assessment of USAID’s political party assistance strategy in advance of the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections. The DI-ARD team worked with the USAID mission to design future programs in support of the development of Palestinian political parties.

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

International Election Observation (December 2004 to June 2005)

Eric Bjornlund participated in the NDI election observation mission to the Palestinian presidential election led by former President Jimmy Carter. In 1995-96, Mr. Bjornlund had served as resident director of NDI’s democratic development programs in the West Bank and Gaza strip, leading up to watershed elections in January 1996.

TUNISIA

Supporting Election Monitoring Innovation in the Middle East and North Africa (August 2012 to July 2014)

To support free, open, and fair elections in the Middle East and North Africa, Democracy International (DI)—with funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)—is partnering with organizations in the region to develop, test, and support the adoption of new approaches to domestic election monitoring. The Election Monitoring Innovation in the Middle East is a two-year, $1.25 million project.

North America

UNITED STATES

Vote Count Verification Study (October 2005 to September 2010)

DI conducted a comprehensive review and assessment for USAID of vote count verification (VCV) techniques, including statistically based and comprehensive Parallel Vote Tabulations (Quick Counts), exit polls, public opinion surveys, and postelection statistical analyses.

UNITED STATES

U.S. State Department, Election Expert (January 2010 to February 2010)

For the State Department, Eric Bjornlund authored “More than Elections,” in More than Elections: How Democracies Transfer Power (U.S. Department of State, January 2010), available at America.gov's ejournal page.

UNITED STATES

Study of Court Reporters and Electronic Recording of Court Proceedings (September 2006 to July 2007)

DI worked with Opinion Dynamics Corporation, a major national survey research firm, to conduct a comprehensive, national study of court reporters and electronic recording of court proceedings in the United States.

UNITED STATES

Improving International Election Monitoring (October 2003 to January 2007)

DI has advised The Carter Center on the Center’s project to improve international election monitoring, including an effort to develop more objective indicators for the elements of free and fair elections and a methodology for monitoring electronic voting. DI advised on election standards, prepared a major working paper on international monitoring methodology, and participated in working group meetings on developing a methodology for monitoring electronic voting and on election dispute resolution.

UNITED STATES

State Department, Democracy Dialogues, Election Administration and Election Monitoring (June 2006 to August 2006)

At the invitation of the U.S. State Department, DI prepared a paper, “Elections in a Democratizing World,” for the State Department’s website and Democracy Dialogues series. The document was translated into Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Persian and disseminated throughout the world. As an expert on election administration and election monitoring, Eric Bjornlund conducted a State Department-sponsored webchat with participants from around the world (“Democracy Dialogues: Election Commissions and Election Monitoring,” August 2006).