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#NigeriaDecides 3.0: The Gubers
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Morning all. I'm going to do a bit of liveblogging of today's Gubernatorial elections from Project 2011 Swift Count's secret lair again.
6:30 PM
Most of the labor-…
Read MoreCalm Before the Vote Storm
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Tomorrow's the next big election for Nigeria - the Gubernatorial races*. Well, most of them. Two states had their polls pushed back until Thursday due to security concerns. Tomorrow is why we've been terming this election the #BiggestPVTEver - NDI… Read More
#NigeriaDecides 2.0: The Presidential
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I will be liveblogging Nigeria's presidential election from inside the headquarters of Project Swift Count 2011, NDI's local election monitoring partner. At least, whenever firefighting permits.…
Read MoreFire on the Firewall: A Debate Breaks Out
Yesterday I wrote a post summarizing an event I went to at Freedom House for the release of their latest report on the use of censorship circumvention…
Read MoreLeaping Over the Firewall: Circumvention Studies
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Yesterday I attended the release of a new Freedom House report on circumvention, "Leaping over the Firewall". I still…
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SwiftCount Your Blessings
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I've joined my NDItech colleague Jared Ford on the ground in Abuja, Nigeria for the #biggestPVTever. We're working with Project Swift Count (@swiftcount), a…
Read MorePractice Makes Perfect, or How We Fail Early and Succeed Late
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Ahead of the intense effort and coordination involved with PVT-type data collection on an Election Day, organizations choose to simulate the…
Read MoreThe low tech of high tech: people & paper
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Any systematic data collection effort requires collectors (ex. observers) to gather information in a uniform manner in order to enhance data quality. Successful implementation of a…
Read MoreWhen do you tune in? Before the voting begins
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Elections cannot be separated from the broader political context of a country, and efforts to protect electoral integrity must examine how pre-election or…
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