Perceptions of Electoral Integrity, (PEI-2.0)

This report by the Electoral Integrity Project evaluates the quality of elections held around the world. Based on a survey collecting the views of election experts, this research provides independent and reliable evidence to compare whether countries meet international standards of electoral integrity. The 2014 survey release PEI-2 covers 73 national parliamentary and presidential contests held worldwide in 66 countries from 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2013. It collected assessments from 855 election experts, with a mean response rate of 30%.The study collects 49 indicators to compare elections and countries around the globe. These indicators are clustered to evaluate eleven stages in the electoral cycle as well as generating an overall summary Perception of Electoral Integrity (PEI) 100-point index and comparative ranking. An updated version, PEI-3, will be released covering more elections in July 2014