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THE QUICK COUNT AND ELECTION OBSERVATION The drafting, production and distribution of this document were made possible by a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and many of the quick count efforts referred to in the text were conducted in large part with grants from USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy. The Center for Democracy and Governance of USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict & Humanitarian Assistance, provided valuable encouragement for this project throughout its development. Readers of this handbook are encouraged to contact NDI with any comments, suggestions or requests. i-7 Kenneth Wollack President, NDI
THE QUICK COUNT AND ELECTION OBSERVATION TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-5 FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-13 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-15 i-9 CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND ON QUICK COUNTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quick Count Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quick Count Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Deterring fraud… detecting fraud… offering a timely forecast of results… instilling confidence in the electoral process… reporting on the quality of the process…encouraging citizen participation… extending organizational reach and skills building… setting the stage for future activities Quick Count Pre-Requisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Access to data… credibility with audiences… adequate resources Moving Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CHAPTER TWO: GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Leadership and Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The board of directors… key personnel Project Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Creating a list of important events, activities and milestones…plotting activities on a timeline… assigning work… considerations for strategic timeline planning… motivating staff Budgets and Fundraising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Cost…budget expenditures… fundraising CHAPTER THREE: PROMOTING THE QUICK COUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Relations with Electoral Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Credentials External Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Answering the skeptics The Media Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Publicity techniques CHAPTER FOUR: BUILDING THE VOLUNTEER NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Designing Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Forms… manuals Recruiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Regional and municipal committees… local volunteers… volunteers for central operations… convincing and screening recruits Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Training regional and municipal coordinators… training local volunteers… training volunteers for central operations… training techniques… motivating volunteers Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Dedicating sufficient time and staff
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A P P E N D I C E S 134 ORGANIZATIO
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