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Strengthening Electoral Processes and Systems throughout the Hemisphere: The Role of the Media in Electoral Campaigns and the Relationship Between Electoral Management Bodies and Political Parties Second Inter-American Electoral Training Seminar OAS Cataloging-in-Publication Data Inter-American Electoral Training Seminar (2nd : 2009 : Mexico City) Fortaleciendo los procesos electorales en el hemisferio : el papel de los medios de comunicación en las campañas electorales y la relación entre las autoridades electorales y los partidos políticos = Strengthening electoral processes and systems throughout the hemisphere : the role of the media in electoral campaigns and the relationship between electoral management bodies and political parties / [presentaciones a] la segunda Jornada Interamericana Electoral [la cual] se llevó a cabo en Ciudad de México del 28 de septiembre al 3 de octubre de 2009. p. ; cm. ISBN 978-0-8270-5484-4 1. Democracy--Study and teaching--America--Congresses. 2. Political culture--America--Congresses. 3. Elections--Study and teaching--America--Congresses. 4. Press and politics--Study and teaching--America--Congresses. 5. Electioneering- -Study and teaching--America--Congresses. JF1001 .I58 2009 OEA/Ser.D/XX SG/SAP/III.10.2 Strengthening Electoral Processes and Systems throughout the Hemisphere: The Role of the Media in Electoral Campaigns and Relations Between Electoral Management Bodies and Political Parties This is a publication of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) in cooperation with the Federal Electoral Institute of Mexico (IFE). Project Coordination: Betilde Muñoz – Pogossian, Head, Section for Electoral Studies and Projects, Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO). Compilation of Report: Claudia Zambra, Consultant, OAS/DECO Editing: Charlotte McDowell, Specialist, Section for Electoral Studies and Projects, Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation. Spanish Translation: Julia Almaraz Anaya, Dulce Govea Aguilar, and Gibbran Montero, Coordination of International Affairs, IFE. Spanish Editing: Lourdes Gonzalez Prieto, Director of International Policies and Outreach, Coordination of International Affairs, IFE. This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without prior written authorization from the GS/OAS. © General Secretariat of the Organization of American States This publication was prepared with the financial assistance of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Spanish Government and the Government of the United States of America. Index Foreword .................................................................................................................................................... i Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. iii I. The Role of Electoral Authorities as Institutions that Strengthen Governability ............................ 1 1.1 Electoral Authorities as Institutions that Strengthen Governability: The Case of Mexico ........... 3 1.2 Electoral Authorities as Institutions that Consolidate Governance ............................................. 9 1.3 Transparency and Accountability of Electoral Authorities ..................................................... 15 II. The Role of the Media in Electoral Campaigns ................................................................................... 21 2.1 The Relationship between the Media and Electoral Authorities ........................................ 23 2.2 The Effect of the Media on Electoral Processes and Governance ........................................ 29 2.3 Media and Elections in the English-Speaking Caribbean .................................................... 33 2.4 Country Case Study: How Elections Canada Manages Media Relations ................................ 37 2.5 Country Case Study: New Technologies in the U.S. Electoral Process ....................................... 41 III. The Relationship between Political Parties and Electoral Authorities ............................................. 45 3.1 The Relationship between Political Parties and Electoral Authorities: Lessons from the Mexican Case ...................................................................................................... 47 3.2 Transparency and Electoral Legitimacy .................................................................................... 53 3.3 Oversight of Electoral Authorities: The Case of Ecuador ........................................................ 57 3.4 The Case of Jamaica: The Role of Political Parties in Overseeing the Electoral Authority ........ 61 3.5 The Case of the Dominican Republic: Legislative Regulation over Political Parties .................... 65 IV. Next Steps .......................................................................................................................................... 67 Appendices Speaker Biographies ................................................................................................................................ 69 Recommended Reading List .................................................................................................................... 73 The Country Profiles were used as a working tool to provide a political, electoral, and institutional over- view of each participating country in the Second Inter-American Electoral Training Seminar. Country Profiles ...................................................................................................................................... 75 Antigua and Barbuda ........................................................................................................... 75 Argentina ............................................................................................................................... 78 Bahamas ................................................................................................................................ 81 Barbados ............................................................................................................................... 83 Belize ...................................................................................................................................... 86 Canada ................................................................................................................................... 89 Chile ....................................................................................................................................... 91 Colombia ............................................................................................................................... 93 Costa Rica .............................................................................................................................. 96 Dominican Republic .............................................................................................................. 98 Ecuador ................................................................................................................................ 101 El Salvador ........................................................................................................................... 103 Grenada ............................................................................................................................... 105 Guatemala ........................................................................................................................... 107 Guyana ................................................................................................................................. 109 Jamaica ................................................................................................................................ 111 Mexico .................................................................................................................................. 113 Panama ................................................................................................................................ 115 Paraguay .............................................................................................................................. 117 Peru ..................................................................................................................................... 119 Saint Lucia ........................................................................................................................... 122 Suriname ............................................................................................................................. 125 Trinidad and Tobago ........................................................................................................... 129 United States of America ................................................................................................... 131 Uruguay ............................................................................................................................... 133 Venezuela ............................................................................................................................ 135 Foreword he First Inter-American Electoral Training Semi- Its goal was to continue to improve institutional ca- nar, held in Mexico in 2008 by the Organiza- pacity within electoral authorities in three key areas: Ttion of