Observing the presidential elections in the USA, November 3 to 6, 2023
Representatives of the State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia, consisting of vice-presidents Damir Kontrec and Josip Salapić and member Draženko Pandek, participated in the observation of the elections for the president of the USA, members of the USA Congress, which were held in the United States of America on November 5, 2024, at the invitation of United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The EAC organized the visit program for representatives of foreign election commissions in cooperation with the non-governmental organization Good Governance Institute.
United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent, multi-partisan commission whose mission is to help election officials improve the conduct of elections and help Americans participate in the voting process. The EAC was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). It is responsible for developing guidelines for meeting HAVA requirements, adopting voting system guidelines, and serving as a national center for collecting information on election administration. The EAC also accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems, as well as audits the use of HAVA funds.
Good Governance Institute is an independent non-partisan policy institute dedicated to improving good governance through the comprehensive development of policies, progressive ideas and innovative solutions in the field of public administration.
As part of the program, a meeting with members of the Commission was organized at the EAC headquarters and the concept of elections in the USA was presented.
Also, the EAC and the Good Governance Institute organized meetings with the following bodies participating in the implementation of the elections:
Outside of the election observation program, SEC representatives had meetings with the Croatian ambassador, as well as the staff of the Embassy in Washington and the staff of the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia in New York, regarding the conduct of Croatian elections in the USA.
On the election day, SEC delegation observed the conduct of elections at two polling places in the federal state of Maryland and at two places in the District of Columbia.
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United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent, multi-partisan commission whose mission is to help election officials improve the conduct of elections and help Americans participate in the voting process. The EAC was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). It is responsible for developing guidelines for meeting HAVA requirements, adopting voting system guidelines, and serving as a national center for collecting information on election administration. The EAC also accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems, as well as audits the use of HAVA funds.
Good Governance Institute is an independent non-partisan policy institute dedicated to improving good governance through the comprehensive development of policies, progressive ideas and innovative solutions in the field of public administration.
As part of the program, a meeting with members of the Commission was organized at the EAC headquarters and the concept of elections in the USA was presented.
Also, the EAC and the Good Governance Institute organized meetings with the following bodies participating in the implementation of the elections:
- Federal Election Commission (FEC),
- Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
- National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) & National Association of State Election Directors (NASED),
- Montgomery County Board of Elections,
- The District of Columbia Board of Elections and
- US Senate Rules Committee.
Outside of the election observation program, SEC representatives had meetings with the Croatian ambassador, as well as the staff of the Embassy in Washington and the staff of the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia in New York, regarding the conduct of Croatian elections in the USA.
On the election day, SEC delegation observed the conduct of elections at two polling places in the federal state of Maryland and at two places in the District of Columbia.