Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and
Code of Conduct for International Election Observers

Commemorated Oct. 27, 2005, at the United Nations, New York, N.Y. 

Endorsing Organizations as of Nov. 15, 2012

• African Union*
• Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF)
• Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL)*
• Association of Central and Eastern European
• Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians (CAFP)
• The Carter Center*
• Center for Electoral Promotion and Assistance (CAPEL)*
• Committee for Open Democracy (COD)
• Committee of the Regions of the European Union
• Commonwealth Secretariat*
• The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
• Council of Europe European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)*
• Council of the European Union
• Democracy International (DI)
• Democracy Reporting International (DRI)
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
• Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)*
• Electoral Reform International Services (ERIS)*
• European Commission*
• European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO)*
• European Parliament
• European Parliament Former Members Association (FMA)
• Inter-American Union of Electoral Bodies (UNIORE)
• International Center of Analytical Monitoring of Political and Election Processes (ICAM)
• International Election Monitors Institute (IEMI)
• International Expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES)
• International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)*
• International IDEA*
• International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)*
• International Republican Institute (IRI)*
• Kuwait Transparency Society (KTS)
• National Democratic Institute (NDI)*
• Organization of American States (OAS)*
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR)*
• Administrators' Association (PIANZEA)*
• Pan-African Parliament
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)*
• Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF)*
• Sustainable Development Group International (SDGI)
• United Nations Secretariat*
• United States Association of Former Members of Congress (USAFMC)*

*Original Endorsers of the Declaration at the United Nations on Oct. 27, 2005.

This Declaration and the accompanying Code of Conduct for International Election Observers remain open for endorsement by other intergovernmental and international nongovernmental.