Election Monitoring Quotes

I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how.

The blame for election interference belongs to the criminals who committed election interference. We need to work together to hold the perpetrators accountable, and keep moving forward to preserve our values, protect against future interference, and defend America.

My work in Ukraine ceased following the country's parliamentary elections in October 2014.

I think the elections have gone well, although there is so much insecurity in Iraq. So far during the counting of ballots, there has not been a significant complaint. We have to wait to see what the outcome of the counting is.

There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.

Voter fraud is almost non-existent. People don't just show up on election day, trying to impersonate other people.

Election security is the first step to having free, fair, and open elections.

My hope is that Kansas will be to stopping election fraud what Arizona is to stopping illegal immigration.

As chief elections officer, it's my job to protect the integrity of the ballot.

You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida.

Peace is a fulltime job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace, like war, must be waged.

You can protect the integrity of elections without stopping anyone from voting.

Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.

In any election, it's important that the public perceive that the election is held fairly.

Officials who wish to deny minorities the right to vote adopt one tactic. When a lawsuit finally gets decided that the tactic is unconstitutional or otherwise illegal, the official just switches tactics…. Election enforcement lawsuits are different and demand more [than typical lawsuits.]

I reassure all Nigerians and the international community of our firm commitment to free, fair and credible elections. My commitment to free elections and one man, one vote remains unwavering.

There are gonna be elections coming up among our NATO allies that we have to pay attention to. I anticipate that this kind of thing can happen again here. And so in addition to the report assessing what exactly happened, what we have also done is to make sure that the Department of Homeland Security and our intelligence teams are working with the various folks who run our elections.

There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud during the 2016 elections or any relatively recent election.

America's elections are the foundation of our democracy - so protecting them is a priority for the FBI and our partners.

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.

I have to say that elections, even in the most peaceful region, always make the hardest time for regional state institutions, including security structures.

Organising free and fair elections is more important than the result itself.

Our plan is absolutely clear. It's organization of new elections, fair and transparent.

It is certainly not unrealistic to think we could have elections by mid-year 2004 and when a sovereign government is installed - my job here will be done.

We have confidence in the overall integrity of our electoral system. It is diverse, subject to local control, and has many checks and balances built in.