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At a Glance: At a Glance: Voter Registration and Voter Registration and
Voter List AuditsVoter List Audits
Michelle Brown
Importance of Voter RegistrationImportance of Voter Registration
Conduct of free and fair elections is a cornerstone of the democratic process.
Voter registration is the foundation for other aspects of the electoral process.
Voter RegistrationVoter Registration
Voter RegistrationVoter Registration
Voter list Audit (VLA)Voter list Audit (VLA)VLA is a scientific and systematic assessment of the
voters' list within the voter registration process
Voter list Audit (VLA)Voter list Audit (VLA)VLA is a scientific and systematic assessment of the
voters' list within the voter registration process Purpose: To verify the accuracy of voters list; To evaluate the quality of voter registration process; To promote broad public confidence in the process on
election day and beyond; and To inform the voters about the voter registration
process
VRA MethodologyVRA Methodology
Computer Tests: internal checks and external comparisons on data using other data sets (Census data)
Statistically rigorous two-way field test a. List-to-people – select names from the voter list and then interviewed them to verified their datab. People-to-list – select and interview voters and then verified their data back to the voter list
Two way field testsTwo way field tests
Voters List Voters List
Eligible Voters/ Voting Age PublicEligible Voters/
Voting Age Public
List-to-people test
People-to-list test
2007 preliminary list Recommendation: Reduce 2007 preliminary list Recommendation: Reduce Number of duplicate entries - name and birth date Number of duplicate entries - name and birth date
May 2008 list: Number of duplicate entries for May 2008 list: Number of duplicate entries for name and birth date reducedname and birth date reduced
Indonesia VLA Methods ofIndonesia VLA Methods of Data Transmision Data Transmision
REcAP
DATA CENTERENTRY
CALL CENTER
SMS CENTER
Postal service
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Guyana’s VLAs 1991, 1992Guyana’s VLAs 1991, 1992
Conducted by the Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) in 1991
More than 30 percent of the names on the preliminary voters list (PVL) could not be found based on a list-to-people field test
Guyana’s VLAs 1991, 1992Guyana’s VLAs 1991, 1992
Conducted by the Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) in 1991
More than 30 percent of the names on the preliminary voters list (PVL) could not be found based on a list-to-people field test
Results caused the Election Commission to postpone the election
EAB conduct another VLA in 1992 showing big improvements
Indonesia’s VRA 2004Indonesia’s VRA 2004
The VLA conducted by LP3ES and NDI prior to the April elections received high praise from the General Elections Commission (KPU)
KPU needed guidance on how to improve the list The VLA revealed that there were many eligible voters that
were not included on the list.
Indonesia’s VRA 2004Indonesia’s VRA 2004
The VLA conducted by LP3ES and NDI prior to the April elections received high praise from the General Elections Commission (KPU)
KPU needed guidance on how to improve the list The VLA revealed that there were many eligible voters that
were not included on the list. Following the audit release, the Election Commission took
the recommendations very seriously Election Commission decided to conduct additional
registration efforts in April and May for the first round of the presidential election.
Voter’s list audits allow civil Voter’s list audits allow civil society groups to publish society groups to publish
statistically sound and statistically sound and systematically-gathered data. systematically-gathered data.
Voter’s list audits allow civil Voter’s list audits allow civil society groups to publish society groups to publish
statistically sound and statistically sound and systematically-gathered data. systematically-gathered data.
