INTRODUCTION:

The 2004 U.S. election inspired a wave of unprecedented civic activity across the United States aimed at improving the U.S. electoral system and avoiding the kinds of breakdowns that fueled disputes and acrimony in November 2000. The Fair Election International independent, non-governmental observation is an initiative that sought to contribute to the ongoing efforts to increase confidence in the U.S. electoral process through increased transparency and the sharing of democratic innovation.

This report summarizes the election observation conducted by 15 election experts and democracy advocates from five continents who observed voting activities in Florida, Ohio and Missouri. These observers are part of a larger group of 30 civic leaders, members of parliament, diplomats, lawyers, electoral officials, academic specialists, journalists and veteran election observers from around the world who volunteered to apply their decades of experience supporting, administering, and building democracies in more than 100 countries to further electoral transparency.

See the complete report at: http://www.fairelection.us/fairelectionreport.pdf