R. Doug Lewis is executive director of the Election Center, a nongovernmental organization based in Houston, Texas whose members are election officials from throughout the United States.
The norm of ballot secrecy, although widely accepted in principle, is often downplayed and loosely defined in practice. As policy makers weigh new electoral options such as postal and internet…
The 2009 vote for the presidency and local councils was marred by fraud, provoking a political crisis and casting a deep shadow over upcoming parliamentary elections. The Afghan experience calls…
