Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections ers with the kind of understanding of election dispute resolution that you can otherwise only get from first-hand experience. The goals, issues, problems, and techniques of election complaints adjudication are expertly set out and explained. From broad overviews of each topic to cogent illustrations of specific practices and procedures, GUARDE applies international standards to practical matters. In doing so, GUARDE highlights the most relevant topics involved in election complaints adjudication, and provides answers to the questions that election administrators, arbitrators and judges should be asking. In short, I find that GUARDE provides an excellent compilation of the essential tools for creating systems in which to apply the principles of election complaints adjudication that are at the heart of my book. Barry H. Weinberg Former Acting Chief, Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice xx