Access to Justice and Electoral Integrity
constitutional democracy to study electoral justice: political, institutional
and guarantying dimensions. To exemplify his hypothesis, the author uses
the case of Mexico, and specifically of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal
Judiciary.
Deepening Democracy: A strategy for improving electoral integrity in the world, International IDEA, 2012
When elections are held with integrity, electoral processes are the core
of the capacity of democracy to solve conflicts peacefully. The ability of
societies to settle disputes free of violence requires debates, information,
interaction between citizens and meaningful participation in their own
governance, all elements that can change the mindset of people and
allow governments to make the best decisions. The elections with integrity can strengthen democracy and intensify the discussions and reasoning
of the population on key issues and how to address them.
In order to achieve electoral integrity, the document signals certain
government actions, for instance, to ensure a rule of law that guarantees
access to justices for all citizens, political parties and organizations. In
addition, a requisite for electoral integrity is to establish independent
electoral management bodies, create mechanisms to avoid electoral
violence, promote participation of women, youth, minorities, etc. The key
to electoral integrity is to empower the citizenship and provide them with
trusted institutions.
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