19th Annual Conference and General Assembly meeting of the Association of European Election Officials
Developing accurate voters’ list
9 – 11 September 2010, Tbilisi, Georgia
Our Association on an annual basis brings together experts and heads of the election management bodies to discuss how to strengthen good governance through the guidance of democratic elections. This professional meeting provides an opportunity for electoral experts to exchange their experiences with colleagues from all around the world.
This year’s agenda will focus on voters’ registration. The 19th ACEEEO conference will be the closing event of the 2 years project started in January 2009, entitled ‘Developing accurate voters’ list in transitional democracies’ granted by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF).
The conference will feature professional development workshops, panels of election experts, an exhibition of electoral equipment and services.
Let’s meet in Tbilisi, Georgia!
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What is the ACEEEO?
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ACEEEO
The Association of European Election Officials (ACEEEO) has been promoting the institutionalization and professionalization of democratic procedures in the regions, as a non-profit, regional organization, which is independent from political parties and governments with a legal standing based on international law.
In 1991, senior election officials, government and civic education leaders, and academics gathered in Budapest, Hungary for the Central European Electoral Systems Symposium. This historic meeting led to the founding of the Associaton of Central and Eastern European Election Officials. The ACEEEO has met nearly every year since its inception to address current theoretical and practical issues related to elections in the region. Annual conferences focus on a wide variety of themes including transparency of elections, media & elections, electoral technology, campaign finance reform, citizens' participation in the process. These meetings are important for election professionals who are faced with managing, administering, and mediating electoral events in challenging circumstances.
An important precondition of exercising the right to vote is the registration of voters and, as a result of it, the composition of correct and accurate voters’ lists.
In the new democracies several reasons are why the registration of voters bears deficiencies. These deficiencies may have political reasons but in most cases the inadequate legal framework and public administration are behind these problems. Dealing with problems like citizens not registered in any registry, dead people in voters’ lists, the rights of mentally disabled, citizens abroad, soldiers, prisoners and double voting is essential in the democratic election administration process.
Who are the targets?
Election officials in the Central and Eastern Europe are the primary target group of the project A broader public consisting of public administration officials, scholars, lawmakers, researchers, NGOs can also benefit from the results of the project.
