IFES Releases First White Paper on Electoral Fraud
Dec. 15, 2010, 3:06 p.m.
As the topic of electoral fraud has gained prominence in the media and the international discourse, IFES is releasing a series of three white papers introducing a groundbreaking framework for deterring this corrosive practice.
Assessing Electoral Fraud in New Democracies: A Basic Conceptual Framework, the first paper in the series:
- discusses the importance of focusing on fraud in new democracies;
- provides a definition for fraud (as opposed to corruption or malpractice);
- sheds light on the different agents who can perpetrate fraud and why it can be difficult to identify them; and
- assesses how international democratic standards intersect with the prevention of electoral fraud
About the Author:
Rafael López-Pintor is one of the most respected and well-known names in the field of electoral analysis and technical assistance. He has led projects in more than 30 countries during his 20-year career. He was the main researcher and writer of a UNDP-commissioned policy book on electoral management bodies, co-authored a second UNDP book on the cost of elections, and has authored 10 books and many articles on democracy development. He is a tenured professor at Universidad Autónoma in Madrid.