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.”
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