See also: Citizen observation and electoral reform advocacy
Apart from conducting its own election observation missions, EISA works on election observation with organisations such as the African Union, African Regional Economic Communities, as well as on citizen observation, political party poll watching, and electoral reform on the national level.
Election management and observation
Democratisation and electoral reform
EISA international election observation missions bring representatives of civil society organisations, election management bodies, political parties, academic institutions, and the media of African countries together to observe elections.
Support to the African Union aims at improving election observation and so promote credible democratic elections on the continent as mandated by the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. Pre-election Assessment Mission reports inform the deployment of EOMs.
Support to Regional Economic Communities aims at improving their election observation in to promote credible democratic elections on the continent, as laid down by international and regional election benchmarks for the conduct and monitoring of elections.
The UN DOP Group
Addressing electoral integrity in Africa is a research and advocacy project aimed at contributing to the improvement of assessment of electoral integrity; and in the long run to contribute to the mitigation of electoral flaws that undermine democratic consolidation and good governance in Africa.
Principles for Election Management, Monitoring and Observation in the SADC Region has served as benchmarks on for observation, monitoring and assessment of elections in the SADC region from 2004 onwards, and has informed and inspired post-election reviews and election reforms in the SADC region and inspired the development of similar tools in other regions of the globe.
