PEI INDEX CORE QUESTIONS

   Sections
  Performance indicators
  Direction

PRE-ELECTION
 1. Electoral laws
 1-1  Electoral laws were unfair to smaller parties
 N
   1-2  Electoral laws favored the governing party or parties
 N
   1-3  Election laws restricted citizens’ rights
 N
   2. Electoral procedures
 2-1  Elections were well managed
 P
   2-2  Information about voting procedures was widely available
 P
   2-3  Election officials were fair
 P
   2-4  Elections were conducted in accordance with the law
 P
   3. Boundaries
 3-1  Boundaries discriminated against some parties
 N
   3-2  Boundaries favored incumbents
 N
   3-3  Boundaries were impartial
 P
   4. Voter registration
 4-1  Some citizens were not listed in the register
 N
   4-2  The electoral register was inaccurate
 N
   4-3  Some ineligible electors were registered
 N
   5. Party registration 
 5-1  Some opposition candidates were prevented from running
 N
   5-2  Women had equal opportunities to run for office
 P
   5-3  Ethnic and national minorities had equal opportunities to run for office
 P
   5-4  Only top party leaders selected candidates
 N
   5-5  Some parties/candidates were restricted from holding campaign rallies
 N
  

CAMPAIGN
 6. Campaign media
 6-1  Newspapers provided balanced election news
 P
   6-2  TV news favored the governing party
 N
   6-3  Parties/candidates had fair access to political broadcasts and advertising
 P
   6-4  Journalists provided fair coverage of the elections
 P
   6-5  Social media were used to expose electoral fraud
 P
   7. Campaign finance
 7-1  Parties/candidates had equitable access to public subsidies
 P
   7-2  Parties/candidates had equitable access to political donations
 P
   7-3  Parties/candidates publish transparent financial accounts
 P
   7.4  Rich people buy elections
 N
   7-5  Some state resources were improperly used for campaigning
 N
   

ELECTION DAY
 8. Voting process
 8-1  Some voters were threatened with violence at the polls
 N
   8-2  Some fraudulent votes were cast
 N
   8-3  The process of voting was easy
 P
   8-4  Voters were offered a genuine choice at the ballot box
 P
   8-5  Postal ballots were available
 P
   8-6  Special voting facilities were available for the disabled
 P
   8-7  National citizens living abroad could vote
 P
   8-8  Some form of internet voting was available
 P
   

POST-ELECTION
 9. Vote count
 9-1  Ballot boxes were secure
 P
   9-2  The results were announced without undue delay
 P
   9-3  Votes were counted fairly
 P
   9-4  International election monitors were restricted
 N
   9-5  Domestic election monitors were restricted
 N
   10. Results
 10-1  Parties/candidates challenged the results
 N
   10-2  The election led to peaceful protests
 N
   10-3  The election triggered violent protests
 N
   10-4  Any disputes were resolved through legal channels
 P
   11. Electoral authorities 
 11-1  The election authorities were impartial
 P
   11-2  The authorities distributed information to citizens
 P
   11-3  The authorities allowed public scrutiny of their performance
 P
   11-4  The election authorities performed well
 P
 

 Note: The direction of the original items P=positive, N=negative.  Core items are repeated each year.
Source: www.electoralintegrityproject.com