Perceptions of Electoral Integrity, (PEI-2.5)

This report by the Electoral Integrity Project evaluates the quality of elections held around the world. Based on a survey collecting the views of election experts, this research provides independent and reliable evidence to compare whether countries meet international standards of electoral integrity. This mid-year update to the 2014 survey release covers 93 national parliamentary and presidential contests held worldwide in 84 countries from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014. It collected assessments from 1,037 election experts, with a mean response rate of 31%.The study collects 49 indicators to compare elections and countries around the globe. These indicators are clustered to evaluate eleven stages in the electoral cycle as well as generating an overall summary Perception of Electoral Integrity (PEI) 100-point index and comparative ranking.