Recent decades have seen growing concern regarding problems of
electoral integrity. The most overt malpractices used by rulers
include imprisoning dissidents, harassing adversaries, coercing
voters, vote-rigging counts, and even blatant disregard for the
popular vote. Elsewhere minor irregularities are common,
exemplified by inaccurate voter registers, maladministration of
polling facilities, lack of security in absentee ballots,
pro-government media bias, ballot miscounts, and gerrymandering.
Serious violations of human rights that undermine electoral
credibility are widely condemned by domestic observers and the
international community. Recent protests about integrity have
mobilized in countries as diverse as Russia, Mexico, and Egypt.
However, long-standing democracies are far from immune to these
ills; past problems include the notorious hanging chads in Florida
in 2000 and more recent accusations of voter fraud and voter
suppression during the Obama-Romney contest. When problems come to
light, however, is anyone held to account and are effective
remedies implemented? In response to these developments, there have
been growing attempts to analyze flaws in electoral integrity and
transparency using systematic data from cross-national time-series,
forensic analysis, field experiments, case studies, and new
instruments monitoring mass and elite perceptions of malpractices.
This volume collects essays from international experts who evaluate
the robustness, conceptual validity, and reliability of the growing
body of evidence. The essays compare alternative approaches and
apply these methods to evaluate the quality of elections in several
areas, including the United States, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin
America. Election Watchdogs:Transparency, Accountability and
Integrity presents new insights into the importance of diverse
actors who promote electoral transparency, accountability, and
ultimately the integrity of electoral governance.
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