The European Electoral Performance Index (EEPI) measures the quality of the electoral process. Unlike indices that aim to evaluate the level of advancement and quality of the democratic system and process, the EEPI focuses on a major democratic event, elections.

The aim is to find criteria for measuring the degree of compliance of Member States with international and European standards for elections. This Index is based on the electoral cycle, which is made up of three phases:

  • the pre-election period;
  • the election period and
  • the post-election period.

Each period is itself divided into sections, for a total of 81 criteria, including 31 supra-criteria (more important criteria than others are overweight and give 3 points instead of 1 point).

The Index is determined by cumulating all criteria from different periods of the electoral cycle and is based on a satisfaction scale ranging from 0% to 100%.

With this method, it is also possible to isolate the percentages of satisfaction from each period of the electoral cycle.

 

The different periods and headings:

Each criterion counts as one item. And each heading counts for the calculation of one of the three periods (pre-electoral, electoral and post-electoral).

Pre-electoral period: (43 criteria)

  • Legal Framework (22 criteria)
  • Training, education and awareness-raising (7 criteria)
  • Media (3 criteria)
  • Voter and candidate registration (11 criteria)

Election period: (29 criteria)

  • Electoral Campaign (7 criteria)
  • Voting operations (22 criteria)

Post-election period: (9 criteria)