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ERIS is a company limited by guarantee founded in 1992 as an autonomous division of the Electoral Reform Society(ERS). Founded in 1884, the Electoral Reform Society is the world's oldest institution dedicated to the study of electoral systems. It advises on electoral issues, conducts voter education programmes, campaigns for electoral reform and is the umbrella body for several offshoot election-related initiatives.

Also under the ERS umbrella, Electoral Reform Services is the world's leading independent supplier of ballots and election services from registration through to announcing results. It has consultative status at the UN, substantial experience in e-voting, telephone and SMS voting, and helps over 1,000 organisations hold ballots each year.

Also within ERS, the McDougall Trust is an independent charity whose principal objective is to advance the knowledge of elections, voting systems and representative democracy through extensive research. The Trust publishes a periodical entitled Representation: The Journal of Representative Democracy and also maintains and develops the Lakeman Library for Electoral Studies.

ERIS Statement of Principles

ERIS seeks always to promote the Electoral Reform Society by providing the best Professional Advice and Technical Assistance to Electoral Commissions, Governments and Non-Governmental Organisations, in Developing Countries and Emerging Democracies around the World.

ERIS always remains Non-Political, Professional and Impartial in all dealings with Donors, Clients and all other bodies.

To this end, ERIS Consultants always maintain the Highest Standards of Conduct, Professional Excellence and Impartiality and place Good Governance and the Fair, Free and Transparent conduct of Elections ahead of all other considerations.

PROJECTS

Elections support review for the DRC Elections ERIS provided technical input into the UN intergrated elections support mission, assisting with the detailed lessons learned exercises.

A review of DFID activities was provided, as well as the provision of a series of recomendations for future UK support.

St Helena Consultative Poll On behalf of the FCO and DFID, ERIS provided technical assistance advising the St Helena Government on best practice for a consultative poll on consitutional reform, as well as providing advice in the PR campaign, and the technical conduct of the poll itself.

Consultancy services for the Independent Election Commission in Botswana Consultancy services for the Independent Election Commission in Botswana Rwanda: Evaluation of 2006 local Elections On behalf of UNDP,

ERIS provided an assesment of the 2006 local elections in Rwanda.

Electoral education programme in Ghana and Cameroon Electoral education programme for high-school children in Ghana and Cameroon Domestic observer programme assistance in the Republic of Congo Domestic observer programme assistance in the Republic of Congo Electoral

Technical Assistance to Mali Electoral Technical Assistance to Mali Referendum and elections in Uganda Civic education and election observation of the 2000 Referendum on Political Systems, the 2001 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, and the 2001-2002 local council elections in Uganda

Strengthening Independent Election Commission in Lesotho Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Independent Election Commission in order to deliver free, fair and transparent elections in Lesotho

Civic education programmes in Swaziland Lead technical advisor for the planning and implementation of the Consitutional Review Commission's civic education programmes in Swaziland

Needs Assessment for the Rwanda elections Needs Assessment for the Rwanda Presedential and Parliamentary elections

DFID election environment assessment in Nigeria Assessment of election environment for DFID in Nigeria

Voter registration systme in Zanzibar Setting up a voter registration systme in Zanzibar