Understanding Parallel Vote Tabulation: An explainer for international partners

Understanding Parallel Vote Tabulation: An explainer for international partners

This briefing is intended to support diplomatic missions’ understanding of an election observation methodology known as parallel vote tabulation (PVT).
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This report  explains what PVT involves and what prerequisites need to be met when running a PVT exercise. It then discusses common risks, key methodological considerations and the lessons learned from four case studies. It concludes with a checklist that diplomatic missions should consider when deciding whether to support a PVT exercise.

This material has been produced by WFD for the FCDO with support from the UK Government Politics and Governance Centre of Expertise. The views expressed are those of the author(s) alone and do not necessarily represent FCDO or UK Government policy.

WFD is the primary partner delivering the services of the UK Government Centre of Expertise (CoE) on Politics and Governance, alongside FCDO’s Development and Open Societies Directorate, connecting FCDO posts with expertise to better navigate and respond to democratic governance issues, challenges, and developments.

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