Catalogue

Centre for Political Analysis and Electoral Consulting

The Centre for Political Analysis and Electoral Consulting established on March, 9, 2005 and registered by the executive committee of Lutsk City Council on April, 28, 2005 (Certificate # 164). The organization is non-government regional think-tank. The founders of the Centre are NGOs activists and experts with the experience of political and electoral projects management and participants of various campaigns.
Development, analysis and monitoring of conclusions and recommendations in relation to the reform of social and political environment of the city and the region in the direction of improvement of transparency, efficiency and democratic values in the activity of public authorities, local self-government; the improvement of professional level, political culture and consciousness of citizens and players of political life and electoral process are the purposes of Centre’s foundation and activity.
Centre’s tasks:
• comprehensive, complete and impartial informing of population on political events and their consequences, changes in the electoral legislation, on politicians and political parties activity in the region;
• political institutions’ development assistance in the region;
• development assistance to the local self-government and bodies of self-organization of population in the context of administrative-territorial reform;
• assistance to the activity of electoral commissions within the framework that does not conflict with the current legislation;
• providing the scientific and educational communications between NGOs from Ukraine, Europe, the United States and others;
• providing Ukrainian citizens and organizations with the necessary information, consultative and other services free of charge;
• organization and conducting of educational seminars, conferences, round tables, public listening, briefing, press-conferences on the issues of electoral process and political activity;
• edition and distribution of the printed materials, creation of radio and TV programmes according to the Centre’s purpose and tasks.
The Center has skilled professionals despite to the short history of organization. Our experts have a considerable experience of work in a public-political sector, and also experience of implementation of various functions in political and electoral projects, that they carried out with the support of international organizations. In particular, the conducting of number of educational seminars for the participants of electoral process and, especially for electoral commissioners (polling station workers) and observers.
Partners of the Centre:
• Strengthening Electoral Administration in Ukraine Project (www.vybory.com)
• Electoral Law Institute (www.eli.org.ua ; www.elections.civicua.org)
• Laboratory of Legislative Initiatives (www.parlament.org.ua)
• Committee of Voters of Ukraine (www.cvu.org.ua ; www.polit.com.ua)
• Foundation of Regional Initiativ (www.fri.net.ua)
Chairman of the Centre – Mykhaylo Nakhod, participant of international exchanges and internships programmes in Great Britain and USA in the field of electoral systems and electoral legislation reforms.
Executive Director of the Centre – Natalyia Bourko, organizer of the electoral programs and projects for International Republican Institute (USA) in the Volyn region, the trainer on preparation of electoral commissioners.