ELECTORAL MANAGEMENT BODIES

Abstract

The Sixth European Conference of Electoral Management Bodies – “Enhancing participation in elections” was organised by the Venice Commission in co-operation with the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands and the Electoral Council of the Netherlands on 30 November – 1 December 2009. The issues which were addressed during the conference included the recent elections in Member States, as well as measures aimed at attracting voters to participate in elections, organisation of the information campaigns before the vote and the problem of criteria for disenfranchising voters.