Ensure electoral integrity to help stem malpracticesIn liberal democracies, elections are a fundamental part of the legitimisation of governments and the establishment of a social contract between elected officials and the people. It is the responsibility of an electoral system to ensure infiltration of the electoral body isn’t any of those strategies available for politicians. We should establish a strong electoral integrity system. These electoral integrity systems which could include but not limited to non-governmental organisations, the media, observation groups, law enforcers must be empowered to counter check on the performance of the electoral body. The much focus of electoral integrity must be focused holistically around the idea of independence of the electoral body.

Source: Standard Digital March 01, 2019 21:00 UTC