Resources

Full Testimony by NDI Chairman Madeleine K. Albright before the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations

On May 9 2017, NDI Chairman Madeleine K. Albright, a former U.S. Secretary of State, testified before the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. Find her full remarks here.

Implementing and Overseeing Electronic Voting and Counting Technologies

This manual, published jointly by NDI and IFES, addresses the challenges, opportunities and risks to adopting and monitoring electronic voting and counting technologies. The manual is designed as a resource for democracy and governance specialists, election management bodies, election observers and political parties.

Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring by Citizen Organizations and Code of Conduct for Nonpartisan Citizen Election Observers and Monitors

Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and Code of Conduct for International Election Observers

The Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers establish the basis for credible international election observation. The Declaration was developed through a multi-year process involving more than 20 intergovernmental and international nongovernmental organizations concerned with election observation around the world.

NDI Handbook: How Domestic Organizations Monitor Elections: an A to Z Guide

This handbook serves as a basic toolkit for domestic civic organizations conducting election monitoring programs. Drawing on the experiences of NDI partner organizations around the world, it lays out the key elements involved in observation of the entire election process.