Risk Management In Elections

Author : Amy Vincent, Sead Alihodzic, Stephen Gale
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
ISBN 13 : 9176714381
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Risk Management in Elections written by Amy Vincent, Sead Alihodzic, Stephen Gale and published by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When electoral risks are not understood and addressed, they can undermine the credibility of the process and the results it yields. Electoral management bodies (EMBs) encounter numerous risks across all phases of the electoral cycle. They operate in environments that are increasingly complex and volatile and where factors such as technology, demographics, insecurity, inaccurate or incomplete information and natural calamities, create increasing uncertainty. The experiences of EMBs show that when formal risk management processes are successfully implemented, the benefits are profound. Greater risk awareness helps organizations to focus their resources on where they are most needed, thus achieving cost-effectiveness. Over the last decade it has been observed that EMBs are increasingly moving from informal to formal risk management processes. The purpose of this Guide is to lay out a set of practical steps for EMBs on how to establish or advance their risk management framework. The Guide’s chapters reflect the breadth of key considerations in the implementation process and offer basic resources to assist in the process.

Author : Sead Alihodžić
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
ISBN 13 : 917671649X
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protecting Elections: Risk Management, Resilience-Building and Crisis Management in Elections written by Sead Alihodžić and published by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When elections go wrong, they can contribute to political crises that undermine democratic processes and institutions, trigger violent conflicts and instability, and harm governments’ domestic and international legitimacy. Therefore, calls to protect electoral integrity against manipulation from autocratic figures, malicious foreign interferences, negative impacts from natural hazards, and technical and human errors are ever increasing. The main objective of this Discussion Paper is to outline the importance of and avenues for an increased use of risk management, resilience-building and crisis management methods to protect electoral integrity.

Author : Sead Alihodžić
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789176712108
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electoral Risk Management Tool written by Sead Alihodžić and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sam van der Staak
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
ISBN 13 : 9176712559
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cybersecurity in Elections written by Sam van der Staak and published by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information and communication technologies are increasingly prevalent in electoral management and democratic processes, even for countries without any form of electronic voting. These technologies offer numerous new opportunities, but also new threats. Cybersecurity is currently one of the greatest electoral challenges. It involves a broad range of actors, including electoral management bodies, cybersecurity expert bodies and security agencies. Many countries have found that interagency collaboration is essential for defending elections against digital threats. In recent years significant advances have been made in organizing such collaboration at the domestic and international levels. This guide tracks how countries are making progress on improving cybersecurity in elections. Based on an extensive collection of 20 case studies from all over the world, it provides lessons for those wanting to strengthen their defences against cyberattacks.

Author : Quentin E. Hodgson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing U.S. Elections Against Cyber Threats written by Quentin E. Hodgson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cybersecurity of election systems has long been a central focus of election officials and the federal government, starting with the passage of the Help America Vote Act in 2002 and, more recently, in 2017 with the designation of elections as a critical infrastructure subsector. Federal partners in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are supporting the election community, including election officials and vendors, to improve cybersecurity. More recently, this focus has expanded to concerns about the supply chain of components that are integral to election system equipment. This concern for the cybersecurity of supply chains is found throughout industry as organizations strive to protect their equipment and customers from cyber threats. In this Perspective, RAND Corporation researchers lay out the considerations for securing election system supply chains against cyber threats and how the federal government can partner with state and local officials and the vendor community to understand where risk lies in the supply chain. The Perspective discusses how existing tools and approaches can be adapted and used to facilitate cyber supply chain risk management. It should be of interest to federal, state, and local election officials who will manage their relationships with the manufacturers of election equipment; to manufacturers that will, in turn, manage their relationships with their suppliers; and to those developing tools for mapping supply chains and assessing supply chain risk.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030947647X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing the Vote written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable.

Author : Sead Alihodzic
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
ISBN 13 : 9176713199
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Risk Factors for Elections in the G5 Sahel Region: Factors Internal to the Electoral Process written by Sead Alihodzic and published by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad) will organize elections in 2020 and 2021. These elections will take place in a context in which all are facing serious humanitarian and security challenges, aggravated by the fragility of their institutions. The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impacts worsen the situation and even raise questions about the possibility to organize elections in so volatile an environment. This Guide has been developed to assist decision-makers and practitioners in this context. It provides an overview of 26 process-related risk factors that can trigger or contribute to triggering election-related violence. These internal risk factors are election-specific and do not exist outside of the electoral context. They relate to electoral actors, events, practices and materials that can undermine the credibility of electoral processes or, in the worst-case scenario, trigger or contribute to triggering election-related violence.

Author : International IDEA
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
ISBN 13 : 9187729660
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electoral Management Design written by International IDEA and published by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). This book was released on 2014-12-20 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook was developed for electoral administrators and those involved in reforming EMBs. It provides comparative experience of and best practices on EMB structures and funding models, as well as means for evaluating performance. A range of case studies illustrate examples from specific contexts in Afghanistan, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Haiti, India, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Liberia, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Senegal, Republic of Seychelles, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. This new and revised edition of the 2006 International IDEA Handbook includes updated country-level data and case studies and significantly expanded sections on the role of gender, professional development and technology in elections.

Author : QUENTIN E. HODGSON.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing U.S. Elections Against Cyber Threats: Considerations for Supply Chain Risk Management written by QUENTIN E. HODGSON. and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sead Alihodzic
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
ISBN 13 : 9176713229
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Risk Factors for Elections in the G5 Sahel Region: Factors External to the Electoral Process written by Sead Alihodzic and published by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The G5 Sahel countries—Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger—will organize elections in 2020 and 2021. These elections will take place in a context in which all are facing serious humanitarian and securities challenges, aggravated by the fragility of their institutions. The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and its socioeconomic impacts worsen the situation and even raise questions about the possibility to organize elections in so volatile an environment. This Guide has been developed to assist decision-makers and practitioners in this context.