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How heads of District Electoral Commissions evaluate preparation and implementation of early parliamentary elections 2014

Organizer: Monitoring and analytics group "CIFRA".

Учасники прес-конференції

Participants of press-conference: Volodymyr Paniotto, Ukrainian sociologist, CEO of Kiev International Institute of Sociology, Professor of Sociology in the University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"; Nazar Boyko, Head of MAG "CIFRA"; Andrii Kashyn, research scientist of Kiev International Institute of Sociology.

In a period from September 30 to October 8, 2014 Kiev International Institute of Sociology along with  Monitoring and analytics group "CIFRA" conducted the survey among the management of District Electoral Commissions. It was the first time, when deputy heads and secretaries of DEC were interviewed about their evaluations of the vote process. 414 respondents from all regions of Ukraine and from Kyiv, representing almost all constituencies of Ukraine were interviewed (184 DEC representatives identified themselves; besides them 34 respondents refused to mention the number of DEC for security reasons). Data were collected using self-completion survey method (273 questionnaires) and with the use of telephone interviews (141 interviews).

According to the results of the survey, nearly two-thirds (62.7%) of heads, deputy heads and secretaries of the DEC believe that the time prescribed in the schedule of elections was sufficient to district commission complied election procedures prescribed by the law properly.

When asked about personal professional readiness to perform management roles at DEC, the vast majority of respondents (91.1%) rated their own level of preparation as high. Instead, level of proficiency amongst the members of their own district commissions was rated as high only by 55.5% of respondents.

40% of respondents were not concerned about security issues, at the same time, 43.1% have direct contacts of law enforcement officials to report suspicious activity.

One in five in the leadership of DECs knows about other members who are receiving financial compensation from participants of the electoral process, who nominated them to work in EC. 28.1% recognized the importance of indemnity from the political party that nominated them to work in DEC. Instead, the amount of financial compensation from the state for working as a member of DEC was estimated as unsatisfactory by the half of respondents (52%). Regarding the payment of own work, expectedly,  42.1% are also not satisfied with it.

The withdrawal or replacement of DEC`s members adversely affect the ability of committees to perform its functions at the appropriate level – this was said by 45.6% of respondents. And 32.8% of managers believe that the major political players use the services of "technical parties."

Chairmen, deputy chairmen and secretaries of the DEC have considerable worries about the formation of district election commissions. Thus, 49.9% of respondents believe that the statutory time for the formation of Precinct Election Commissions (PECs) is not enough. This can lead to the inability to conduct quality training for PSC members (31.2%) and improper selection of senior staff in the district election commissions (27.5%).

The biggest problem on election day in the work of precinct electoral commissions, in the opinion of DEC`s chiefs, may be external influence (29.5%), poor quality lists of voters (27.7%) and problems in the counting of votes (18.3%).

More than half of respondents (51.9%) believe that the media highlights the work of district election commissions at a sufficient level.

More results of the study can be found on the official website of MAG "CIFRA" www.cifragroup.org

Monitoring and analytics group "CIFRA" is a non-governmental organization, founded in August, 2009 in Lviv, whose primary purpose is to provide information and analytical observation of the Ukrainian political process.

 


20.10.2014
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