MANAGING MULTI STAKEHOLDERS EXPECTATIONS IN
THE ELECTORAL PROCESSTHE SIERRA LEONE EXPERIENCE
Presentation by:
Dr. Christiana A.M. Thorpe, Chief Electoral
Commissioner/Chairperson,
National Electoral Commission, Sierra Leone
at the Stakeholders Consultative Meeting on Peaceful
Elections and Transition in Nigeria – A Multi-Track
Diplomacy Approach
March 12 to 13, 2014
DONOR PARTNERS
CATEGORY
•DONORS
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EXPECTATION
MANAGEMENT OF
EXPECTATION
Transparency
•Collaboration
•Regular Meetings
•Updates
•Donor partners
•Accountability
•Assistance
Sought
•Technical
Working Groups
•Accreditation
Accountability
Donor
resources
Credibility
Sustainability
International
standards.
Tax payers
money
SECURITY FORCES
CATEGORY
EXPECTATION
MANAGEMENT OF
EXPECTATION
•SECURITY FORCES:
•Information •Updates
•ONS
•Participation •Facilities
•SLP
•Sensitisation •Deployment plan
•RSLAF
•Security
•Fire Force
•Prisons Dept
•Native
Administrative Police
Forces
•Coordination
•Trainings and
Workshops
•Code of conduct
•Logistics
• Security Agencies
MEDIA
CATEGORY
MEDIA:
• Public
Relations
•Print and
Electronic
Media
EXPECTATION
MANAGEMENT OF
EXPECTATION
•Universal access
•Equal
opportunity
•Dissemination of
electoral
education
• Information to
the
general
public
•External Relations Unit
• Press Conferences
• Radio
and
TV
interviews/progammes
• Dissemination:
(messages,
releases,
notices/publications
POLITICAL PARTIES
CATEGORY
•Political Parties
EXPECTATION
MANAGEMENT OF
EXPECTATION
•Level playing
field
•Inclusiveness and
Participation
•Participation
•Political Parties
Liaison Committee
•Acceptable
Elections
•Transparency and
Impartiality
•Involvement at all
level
•Regulations
•Election Campaign
Code of Ethics
JUDICIARY
CATEGORY
•Judiciary
EXPECTATION
•Legal
Framework
•Constitution
•Public
Elections Act
2012
•Other related
laws
MANAGEMENT OF EXPECTATION
•Legal Affairs Department
•Legal Retainers
Collaboration:
•Judiciary
•Law Reform Commission,
•Attorney General and
Minister of Justice
•Law Officers Dept.
•Electoral Offences Court
•Publications
CIVIL SOCIETIES (CSO’s)
CATEGORY
•Civil
Society
Groups
EXPECTATION
•Level playing
field
•Recognition of
rights
•Policies
•Effective
mainstreaming
•Provision of
opportunities
MANAGEMENT OF
EXPECTATION
•Accredited Civil Society
groups
•Observation of all electoral
activities
•Engaging the CSO’s
•Trainings
•Voter education exercises.
•Funding (Basket funds)
(National Elections Watch
and other Civil Society)