Three election commissions have been established to manage elections; at the central level is the Election Council, at the provincial level and in centrally-run cities the Election Committee is responsible for election monitoring and the Election Commission is responsible for election monitoring at constituencies.
Why, asks the professor, does the West send weapons inspectors, when what Iraq needed was human-rights monitors and election observers?In 1991, American bombs shut down Iraqi power plants in the depths of winter.
"Far more important than this supreme court ruling would be a boost in resources for organs that are responsible for monitoring and auditing election spending to make them more efficient," he said.
The Guardian Council, which monitors legislation and election candidates, has repeatedly undone laws passed by the reformist Parliament.
"Hanging chads mean every recount is different," said Doug Lewis, executive director of the Election Center, a nonprofit organization in Houston that monitors voter registration and election issues.
After the assault, which killed eleven people, a Taliban spokesman explained that the intent was to punish election monitors and suppress the election.
The United States needs to follow through with technical support to help organize voter rolls and monitor the election and modest economic help to get Tunisia's economy running again after weeks of disruption.
Both are chartered to promote democracy abroad with nonpartisan training and election monitoring.
Despite big crowds at polling places, though, there were few reports of disturbances, Lebanese and election monitoring officials said.
Foreign ministers welcomed Mr. Kostunica and Yugoslavia back into the organization, which deals with everything from security, arms control and election monitoring to democratization and human rights.
