2017‐08‐27
Standards for Reporting
Funding
• obligation to report
• information on potential conflict of interest
Impartiality
• key feature
• highest ethical standards for impartiality and accuracy
• applies to referendum choices.
Standards for Reporting
Int’l Standards & Legal Framework
• analysis of the national legal framework and compliance with laws and regulations
• compliance with international obligations, commitments and other international standards.
Training
• obligation to ensure that all their staff and observers fully understand the
standards for non‐partisan election observation
• training on national and international frameworks for elections
• training in observation methodology and reporting