Election Observation

The fifth in a series of videos from Democracy Internationals Election Observation Mission to Afghanistan. These videos provide a window into Democracy Internationals observation mission, and focus on the election itself, the security situation, the role of election observers, the media, the participation of women, and the results of the election. In this video, DI's chief spokesman, Brian Katulis, visits polling stations in Kabul to observe and report on the process and talk with voters.

The first in a series of videos from Democracy International's 2009 Election Observation Mission to Afghanistan. These videos provide a window into Democracy Internationals observation mission, and focus on the election itself, the security situation, the role of election observers, the media, the participation of women, and the results of the election. In this video, DI Senior Program Officer, Bill Gallery gives an overview of Democracy International and its mission in Afghanistan.

Yesterday, the ECC issued three orders, each dealing with a different aspect of their post-election investigations. Respectively, the three separate orders related to 1) Priority A complaints (i.e.

As an audit of a sample of suspicious polling stations continues, the prospect of a runoff election is still unclear

The ECC and IEC are currently conducting an audit of a sample of the ballot boxes which meet the criteria defined in the September 8 ECC audit order. 3,498 polling stations meet the audit criteria, but they have decided only to audit a sample of these - roughly ten percent. They’ve separated the ballot boxes into six categories and are auditing a total of 358 ballot boxes.

Six audit teams are responsible for conducting the entire audit.