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Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation
Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation
DECODECO
DECO/OASDECO is one of three departments of the Secretariat for Political Affairs
DECO/OASDECO/OAS organizes Electoral Observation Missions and technical cooperation projects for OAS member States
The principles “To promote and consolidate
representative democracy, with due respect for the
principle of nonintervention”
Charter of the OAS, Art 2, Inc. b
that guide us…“The peoples of the
Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an
obligation to promote and defend it.”
Inter-American Democratic Charter, Art. 1
Keymilestones1990
2014 DECOToday
First time that the OAS observed elections
EOM Nicaragua(UPD is Created)
SPA
DECO
1962
2005
2007
DECOToday
Argentina
Bahamas
Antigua and BarbudaBelize
Bolivia
ColombiaEcuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
JamaicaMexico
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Dominican RepublicSaint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Suriname
Venezuela
Costa RicaNicaragua
200+elections in
30countries
Dominica
Since 1962the OAS has accompanied
Brazil
Uruguay
Chile
Methodologies
EOMsRecommendations
Technical Cooperation
DECO´Scycle
Methodologies
EOMs
DECO´Scycle
What do we observe?
Political Integration
• Gender equality
• Ethnic minorities
• Voting from abroad
• Persons with disabilities
• Equal access to media
• Electoral organization
and technology
• Electoral Justice
The Electoral Process
•Political-Electoral Financing
•Electoral Violence & Security
•Government Intervention
Electoral Integrity
Methodologies
EOMsRecommendations
DECO´Scycle
Recurrent
High regional impact
Systematization of Recommendations
Viable
Technical Cooperation Projects
56%
17%10% 7% 5% 4% 1%
Electoral organizationFinancingGender equalityPolitical and legal systemMediaTechnologyElectoral malpractice
Recommendationsmade by OAS/EOMs
Recommendations withinthe category of electoral organization
32%
Electoral registry and voting lists29%
21%
18%
Voting ProcessElectoral AdministrationVote counting and transmission of results
• Voter registration• Registraton of political organizations and candidates• Electoral logistics• Vote casting• Vote counting and declaration of the results• Electoral education• Oversight of political campaign financing • Dispute resolution
New ISO Electoral Standard 17582
Encompasses 8 key processes:
Methodologies
EOMsRecommendations
Technical Cooperation
DECO´Scycle
Since 2007 we have implemented 30 technical cooperation projects in 14 countries of the region
Technical Cooperation - Projects include… • Audit of Electoral Registries
• Quality Management and Certification in Electoral Processes
• Audit of Electronic Voting
• Systematization of Judicial Decisions on Electoral matters
• Strengthening the Electoral Process and Registration Systems
• Electoral Technology: Analysis of Systems and Processes
DECO´S Impact
PAÍS TIPO DE ELECCIÓN ACTIVIDAD FECHA ELECCIÓN
El SalvadorPresidential (First Round) EOM February 2
Presidential (Run-off) EOM March 9
Costa Rica Presidential and Legislative (First Round) EOM February 2
Presidential (Run-off) EOM April 6
Colombia
Legislative EOM March 9
Presidential (First Round) EOM May 25
Presidential (Run-off) EOM June 15
Panama Presidential and Legislative EOM May 4
Antigua y Barbuda General EOM June 12
Peru Regional and Municipal EOM October 5
Bolivia General EOM October 12
Brasil General Support October 5
Uruguay National Support October 12
Dominica Parliamentary EOM December 8
TOTAL: 13
2014 Elections
COUNTRY ELECTION ELECTION DAY
St. Kitts and Nevis Parliamentary January - April
Guyana General/Local January - March
Bolivia Municipal/Departmental February - March
El Salvador Parliamentary March
Trinidad and Tobago Parliamentary May - September 2015
Uruguay Municipal May 10
Suriname Presidencial/Parliamentary May 25
Mexico Parliamentary July 5
Argentina Primary August 9
Guatemala General September 13
Venezuela Parliamentary September
Jamaica Local September
Colombia Municipal October 25
Argentina General October 25
Haiti Presidencial October
Paraguay Municipal November
St Vincent and the Grenadines Parliamentary December 2015 - March 2016
Electoral Calendar 2015
Gerardo de IcazaDECO Director
Contact
Tel: 1 202 370 4526 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
