Missions – AEGEE Election Observation

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Upcoming Missions

2019

European Parliament Elections, 2019

Past Missions

2018

General Election in Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 2018

Parliamentary Election in Hungary, April 2018

General Election in Italy, March 2018

2017

Legislative Elections in the Czech Republic, October 2017

Parliamentary Elections in Germany, September 2017

Presidential Elections in France, April 2017

Parliamentary Elections in the Netherlands, March 2017

2016

Early Parliamentary Elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, December 2016

elka_hdr AEGEE Election Observation observed the Early Parliamentary Elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of 11 December, 2016.

Find the press release here.

Meet the Mission Coordinators here.

AEGEE Election Observation attended the Parliamentary Elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, deploying in this occasion 21 observers from 16 countries on more than 90 polling stations over 13 Macedonian cities, becoming a succesful mission for our organisation and its observers.

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Parliamentary Elections in Romania, December 2016

imag_center AEGEE Election Observation observed the Parliamentary Elections in Romania of 11 December, 2016.

Find the press release here

Meet the Mission Coordinators here.

AEGEE Election Observation attended the Parliamentary Elections in Romania, deploying 26 observers from 7 December to 12 December, observing successfully the Election day on 11 December.

Local Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 2016

AEGEE Election Observation observed the Local Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina of 2 October, 2016.

Find the press release here.

Led by our Mission Coordinators: Victoria Andreeva, Rebecca Wagner and Jenny Yang, AEGEE Election Observation had a successful mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina with 28 young observers from 15 countries. October the 2nd was the E-day and our observers visited 101 polling stations in cities like Sarajevo, Tuzla, Srebrenik, Banja Luka and Zenica.

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Referendum on EU Membership in the United Kingdom, June 2016

AEGEE Election Observation observed the Referendum on EU Membership in the United Kingdom of 23 June, 2016.

Find the press release here.

Meet the Mission Coordinators here.

AEGEE Election Observation was present in the Referendum on the EU Membership in the United Kingdom of June 23, 2016. 27 young observers successfully visited more than 170 polling station for our mission.

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Parliamentary Elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, June 2016

2015

General Elections in Spain, December 2015

Local Elections in Ukraine, October 2015

Parliamentary Elections in Catalonia, Spain, September 2015

Parliamentary Elections in the United Kingdom, May 2015

Parliamentary Elections in Finland, April 2015

Parliamentary Elections in Estonia, March 2016

Our team has observed Estonian Parliamentary Elections at 1-st March 2015.

Check out General Information about the Mission and Final Report

Meet Coordinators of Estonian Mission here

Read the article written by our observers:

"Observing elections in Estonia: a matter of tranquility" by Percin Imrek from Turkey
An "Observer" amont the Voters by Cono Giardullo from Italy and just some thoughts about e-voting from our Project Manager

German Media about us: “Es ist unglaublich schwer, Neutral zu bleiben” (It’s extremely hard to stay neutral). Interview with Cono Giardullo, participant. Published in jetzt.de (Süddeutsche Zeitung), 13 March 2015.

2014

Parliamentary Elections in Moldova, November 2014

Our team has observed Moldovian Parliamentary Elections at 30-th November 2014.

Media about us in:

English: “Witnessing Democracy: 22 AEGEE Election Observers in Moldova“. Interview Alin-Florin Calin and Anna-Valentina Walden, participants. Published in Golden Times, 12 December 2014.

Dutch: “Moldavië lonkt naar Europa” (Moldova beckons to Europe), containing a quote from Alin Florin Calin, participant. Published in MO*, 8 December 2014.

Dutch: “Studenten als verkiezingswaarnemer in Moldavië” (Students as election observer in Moldova), written by Carina van Hoof and Tessa Speelman, participants. Published in DUB, 4 december 2014.

Romanian: “Corespondenţă specială de la Chişinău. Studenții europeni apără UE în Republica Moldova” (Special correspondence from Chishinau. European students defending the EU in Moldova). Published in Romania Libera, 29 November 2014.

General Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 2014

Our team has observed Bosnian General Elections in Finland at 12-th October 2014.

General information about the mission is here

Final Report is here

Media about us in:

English: “Witnessing Democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, written by Marije Arentze, Mission Coordinator. Published in the AEGEEan, 21 October 2014.

English/German: “Four Ballots for Bosnia” / Viele Kreuzen für Bosnien, article by Jan Liebnitzky, participant. Published in D|part blog (21 Oktober 2014), Ecosprinter (24 October 2014), and Ostpol blog (21 October 2014).

Italian: “Elezioni in Bosnia 2014” (Elections in Bosnia 2014), article by Luca Pingitore, participant. Published in OTRA, 19 October 2014.

Italian: “Universitari paladini della democrazia: il lavoro di AEGEE per la Bosnia” (University fighters for democracy: the work of AEGEE in Bosnia). Written by Elisa Tabbi, participant. Published in Catania Univerisity blog, 16 October 2014.

A typical Election Observation Mission in our project has the following structure:

Online training

In advance of the Mission, all selected observers carry out a special online training in order to be prepared for their task.

Preparation in the country

• All observers arrive to the country three days before election day (which is usually Sunday).

• The two remaining days (Friday and Saturday) are reserved for teambuilding, briefings by local experts, preparatory meetings, and logistical planning

Follow-up

• All observers team up in pairs. If necessary, a local interpreter accompanies them.

• Every "observer couple" has a separate schedule (with 5 polling stations on average) which is strictly followed.

• Observers attend all stages of the election process (opening, voting, closing, counting, registering), which usually means getting up at 06:00 and coming home late at night.

• Observers are provided with the necessary materials and forms to document their observations in all detail.

Logistics

• Where election day falls on a Sunday, observers arrive on Thursday and leave on Monday afternoon.

• Observers book their own tickets according to their own preferences.

• Accommodation in the country is arranged by the Mission Coordinators.

Costs

• Currently, the Project does not have the financial means to reimburse travel costs. This means that observers will have to book their own tickets.

• Accommodation is provided for free unless communicated otherwise. Printed materials are provided by AEGEE-Europe.

To get a more detailed and colourful impression of what it means to be an election observer on one of our Missions, see the reports from our previous Missions that were written by young people like you!