Who We Are
Electoral Law Depository

The ELD is a research project which examines how rules of competition affect party system development. Its focus is on the incentives and constraints of party competition found in National Electoral Laws, and how they guide political behavior.
What We Do
On-line Searchable Database
- Retrieve and translate electoral laws
- Develop a unified coding scheme
- Code and analyze electoral laws
- Provide on-line searchable database
- Trace and explain recurring patterns of electoral competition
- Study the effect of electoral regulation on party system development
- Offer policy advice