Elections in 2009 and 2010: Technical and Contextual Challenges to Building Democracy in Afghanistan

This report from assessed preparations for and attitudes toward the 2009 and 2010 elections. Focusing on two major factors—technical processes and contextual issues—the paper pointed out key actors in the elections and the steps they could take to resolve difficulties encountered during the 2004 and 2005 elections in Afghanistan. It paid specific attention to voter registration, candidate vetting and financing processes, public awareness issues, capacity-building and the swiftly changing security situation in Afghanistan.