Democratic Elections: Human Rights, Public Confidence and Fair Competition

This document consists of two papers, "Electoral Operations, Human Rights and Public Confidence in a Democratic System" and "Electoral Campaigns and Pre-Election Issues: The 'Level Playing Field' and Genuine Elections." Both papers were presented at the 1994 African Election Administrators' Colloquium in Zimbabwe. They discuss the process of examining elections to determine whether or not they are free and fair, and focus on issues such as internationally recognized fundamental rights and freedoms, public confidence in elections, election monitoring, voter registration, mobilization of resources, and voter and civic education.