Electoral management and the organisational determinants of electoral integrity: Introduction

Abstract

Achieving the ideals of electoral democracy depends on well-run elections. Persistent problems of electoral integrity in transitional and established democracies have prompted a burgeoning literature seeking to explain the determinants of electoral integrity around the world. However, the study of the organisations responsible for managing the electoral process has been limited to isolated national case studies. This article opens up an interdisciplinary and international research agenda on the global study of the organisational determinants of electoral integrity. It defines the concept of electoral management and provides a framework to understand how electoral management body (EMB) institutional design, EMB performance and electoral integrity are related. Findings from new data derived from cross-national surveys of EMBs are described, providing new insights into how elections are managed worldwide.

Analisis Tata Kelola Pelaksanaan Pemilu 2019 di Kabupaten Gunungkidul Indonesia

“…Bentuk atau struktur kelembagaan penyelenggara pemilu akan berpengaruh pada kinerja penyelenggara pemilu itu sendiri. Pada akhirnya desain kelembagaan penyelenggara pemilu akan berdampak pada integritas, kredibilitas dan legitimasi pemilu serta nantinya akan berpengaruh pada persepsi masyarakat dan aktor politik tentang pemilu (T. James, Loeber, Garnett, & Han, 2016).…”

“…Manajemen pemilihan dan kelembagaan penyelenggara pemilu akan berkaitan dengan desain dan kinerja penyelenggara pemilu serta nantinya akan mempengaruhi integritas pemilu itu sendiri (T. S. James, Garnett, Loeber, & van Ham, 2019). Struktur, kapasitas dan etos manajemen pemilu mempengaruhi indikator kinerja demokrasi.…”

Institutions of Electoral Integrity and Clientelism: The Role of Electoral Management Bodies

“…To that end, this article integrates research on clientelism with a growing body of work on electoral integrity (e.g. Norris 2015;James et al 2019) to assess the relationship between electoral management and clientelism. More specifically, we theorize that improving the capacity of electoral management bodies (EMB) will deter clientelism by decreasing its utility for voters, parties, and candidates.…”

“…Electoral management is often an important determinant of electoral integrity, democratization, and democratic resilience (Mozaffar 2002;Mozaffar and Schedler 2002;Elklit and Reynolds 2002;Norris 2015Norris , 2019James et al 2019;van Ham and Garnett 2019;. National elections constitute a massive mobilization of people, which produces a complex logistical exercise that includes enforcing electoral and campaign rules, setting up and staffing polling stations, administering ballots, establishing and updating voter rolls, counting the votes, and distributing information on when, where, and how to vote (Mozaffar 2002;Mozaffar and Schedler 2002;Elklit and Reynolds 2002;Norris 2015;James et al 2019). There are numerous examples in both developed and developing countries where the electoral management has failed to meet these demands, among the most famous being the chaotic events in Florida in the 2000 U.S. presidential election (Mozaffar and Schedler 2002).…”

“…As a result, electoral integrity relies on a capable electoral management body (EMB), the formal organization responsible for implementing electoral procedures. While EMBs can vary considerably in terms of governance, composition, and methods, James et al (2019) outline three sets of tasks that are common to all EMBs: organizing, monitoring, and certifying elections.…”