i) cooperate and coordinate to the highest degree possible in the national circumstances with other non-partisan citizen election observation and monitoring organizations that have endorsed this Declaration and are implementing it in apparent good faith and manner; j) cooperate with international election observation missions, including regional election observation missions, and others concerned with genuine democratic elections; k) where practicable, advocate for improvements in legal frameworks for elections and in their implementation, for violence-free, accountable, open and responsive electoral and political processes, for removal of unreasonable restrictions and other barriers to full citizen participation in electoral and political processes and to contribute more broadly to advancing democratic governance; and l) publicize this Declaration and its accompanying Code of Conduct with other electoral stakeholders and citizens. 22. The non-partisan citizen election observation and monitoring organizations endorsing this Declaration commit to use every effort to comply with the terms and spirit of this Declaration and the accompanying Code of Conduct for Non-partisan Citizen Election Observers and Monitors. Any time that an endorsing organization deems it necessary to depart from any of the terms of this Declaration or the accompanying Code of Conduct, in order to conduct non-partisan election observation/monitoring in the spirit of this Declaration and to meet national conditions, that organization will explain why it was necessary to do so in its public statements and will be prepared to answer appropriate questions concerning that decision from other non-partisan citizen election observation and monitoring organizations that have endorsed this Declaration. Endorsements 23. This Declaration and the accompanying Code of Conduct for Non-partisan Citizen Election Observers and Monitors remains open for endorsement by individual nonpartisan citizen election observation and monitoring organizations and regional networks of non-partisan citizen election observation and monitoring organizations. All such organizations and networks shall be noted as “Endorsing Organizations.” 24. This Declaration and the accompanying Code of Conduct may also be endorsed by other organizations that are concerned with or support non-partisan election monitoring by citizen organizations, such as intergovernmental organizations, international nongovernmental organizations and other associations. Such organizations shall be noted as “Supporters of the Declaration.” 14

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