However, overconfidence in the capacity of election technology to protect the poll, combined with recruitment challenges, meant that some polling stations did not have opposition agents while others had agents with relatively low capacity.
While Africanists assume that context make a significant difference, the empirical analysis points to very similar effects of electoral institutions in Africa as in established democracies; regarding reductive effects, effects on the party system, governing capacity, competition and fairness of elections.
"The coalition will work with all parties to reform and improve the capacity of the police, judiciary and Election Commission," he said.
Almost everyone who follows politics lives for the "Dewey Defeats Truman" moments when pollsters get things wrong, because such moments vindicate the existence of actual elections, and the capacity of the public to surprise.
Around the world, UNDP works to expand access to justice, establish effective institutions, develop the capacity of parliaments, conduct fair and transparent elections - two every month, every year - and promote human rights.
The Board of Elections Web site, www.vote.nyc.ny.us, was moved onto city-owned servers to provide extra capacity.
"The West African Elections project is aimed at developing the capacity of the media in ICTs in order for them to use it as a tool for election coverage and the provision of elections information and knowledge for planned elections...".. The official site of the political party whose 2012 presidential candidate is Abu Sakara Foster.
Moreover, differences across the types of elections can be noted.
Members of the state board of elections, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, voted unanimously to fight the subpoena, which would overwhelm local boards' administrative capacity.
