Index records accurate record-keeping and thorough investigations, 82–84 document retention and records management, 84–88 preservation of records, 88–89 recounts, 20 recruitment of investigative staff, 100– 102, 138–140 referral and joint investigation, 96–98 remedies and resolution of electoral disputes, 18–19 reporting election dispute resolution (EDR) process, 23–24 reporting, referral, and notification, 79–82 search and seizure, 67–68 Senegal, Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), 17 Shri Raj Narain v. Smt. Indira Nehru Gandhi, 61–62 South Africa complaint receipt process, 26–27 conducting interviews, 69 conflicts of interest, 134 Inkatha Freedom Party v. Independent Electoral Commission, 96 objectivity of investigators, 132 reporting, referral, and notification, 82 timelines and prompt investigations, 52 Sri Lanka, complaint receipt process, 24–25 standard operating procedures (SOPs) accountability of investigative bodies and investigators, 116– 118, 121 evidence, 118–122 summary judgment, dismissal of complaint/summary judgment, 33–35 suo motu decisions, 24 thorough investigations accurate record-keeping, 82–84 described, 13, 19, 37, 55 document retention and records management, 84–88 preservation of records, 88–89 reporting, referral, and notification, 79–82 search and seizure, 67–68 transparency and privacy, 89–90 See also evidence; interviews timelines prompt investigations, 49–53 timeliness of electoral dispute investigations, 18–19 training and professional development for investigative staff, 102–104 transparency and confidentiality, independent and impartial investigations, 130 transparency and privacy, 89–90 triage and preliminary assessment, 28–31 Tymoshenko v. Ukraine (2013), 34 Ukraine conflicts of interest, 134 pre-determined evidence types, 56–57 preservation of records, 89 referral and joint investigation, 97 Uniform Guidelines for Investigations complaint receipt process, 28 complaint triage and preliminary assessment, 29 conducting interviews, 68 conflicts of interest, 135 effective evidence collection, 56 evidence sources, 63 formal or full fact-finding or investigation process, 36 interview documentation, 72–73 reporting, referral, and notification, 79–80 triage and prompt investigations, 40, 44 United Kingdom conducting interviews, 69 investigation mandate, 94 United Nations accountability of investigative bodies and investigators, 105– 107 151