Editing Election monitoring (section)

==Organizations==
[[File:OSCE Special Co-ordinator Kristian Vigenin observes a polling station on 28 November 2018 in Tbilisi, Georgia (32234401798).jpg|thumb|OSCE observers monitoring a polling station in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] in 2018.]]
International organizations such as the [[Organization of American States]], the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE), the [[European Union]], the [[Commonwealth Secretariat]], the [[Council of Europe]], and the [[African Union]] regularly deploy monitoring teams. The [[United Nations]] no longer provides monitoring services; instead, it focuses on electoral assistance. Individual governments also participate in monitoring efforts, generally under the umbrella of an international organization. These national efforts are normally managed by the local [[electoral commission]]. A wide array of NGOs also participate in monitoring efforts. The [[Carter Center]], for example, played a key role—with the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division and the [[National Democratic Institute]]—in building consensus on a common set of international principles for election observation.<ref name=carterlist>[http://www.cartercenter.org/peace/democracy/observed.html#table The Carter Center list of elections observed]. [[Carter Center|The Carter Center]].</ref>

International observation is complemented in many countries by domestic observer groups.

A 2024 study categorized election monitoring organizations in terms of their quality.<ref name=":0" /> Of the 20 most-frequent election monitoring organizations, these were ranked as high-quality:

* OSCE/ODIHR
* European Union
* European Union Parliament
* Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
* OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
* Organization of American States
* Carter Center
* The Commonwealth
* National Democratic Institute
* Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa
* International Republican Institute

These were ranked middle quality:

* African Union
* Inter-American Union of Electoral Bodies
* International Organization of the Francophonie
* Economic Community of West African States
* Arab League

These were ranked low-quality:

* Commonwealth of Independent States
* Southern African Development Community
* The Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries
* Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
* Organization of Islamic Cooperation