The Quick Count and Election Observation
The Quick Count and Election Observation
The Quick Count and Election Observation
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THE QUICK COUNT AND ELECTION OBSERVATION<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-5<br />
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-13<br />
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-15<br />
i-9<br />
CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND ON QUICK COUNTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />
<strong>Quick</strong> <strong>Count</strong> Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />
<strong>Quick</strong> <strong>Count</strong> Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Deterring fraud… detecting fraud… offering a timely forecast of<br />
results… instilling confidence in the electoral process… reporting<br />
on the quality of the process…encouraging citizen participation…<br />
extending organizational reach <strong>and</strong> skills building… setting the<br />
stage for future activities<br />
<strong>Quick</strong> <strong>Count</strong> Pre-Requisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />
Access to data… credibility with audiences… adequate resources<br />
Moving Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
CHAPTER TWO: GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />
Leadership <strong>and</strong> Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />
<strong>The</strong> board of directors… key personnel<br />
Project Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />
Creating a list of important events, activities <strong>and</strong> milestones…plotting<br />
activities on a timeline… assigning work… considerations for<br />
strategic timeline planning… motivating staff<br />
Budgets <strong>and</strong> Fundraising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />
Cost…budget expenditures… fundraising<br />
CHAPTER THREE: PROMOTING THE QUICK COUNT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />
Relations with Electoral Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />
Credentials<br />
External Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />
Answering the skeptics<br />
<strong>The</strong> Media Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37<br />
Publicity techniques<br />
CHAPTER FOUR: BUILDING THE VOLUNTEER NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . 41<br />
Designing Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42<br />
Forms… manuals<br />
Recruiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45<br />
Regional <strong>and</strong> municipal committees… local volunteers… volunteers<br />
for central operations… convincing <strong>and</strong> screening recruits<br />
Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50<br />
Training regional <strong>and</strong> municipal coordinators… training local volunteers…<br />
training volunteers for central operations… training<br />
techniques… motivating volunteers<br />
Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55<br />
Dedicating sufficient time <strong>and</strong> staff