1. Review of the Commonwealth Electoral Network
Kate Sullivan
June 2016

2. The review Examination of CEN documents and materials
Interviews with selected EMB leaders
Interviews with and information from Commonwealth Secretariat staff
Interviews with international organisations and other networks
Survey of CEN members

3. Cen vision and purpose
Still relevant and comprehensive Could be adjusted to reflect deeper CEN role in the identification and documentation of good practice

4. activities
Conference is appreciated but not well assessed as to relevance in terms of vision and purpose: need to reflect on this for 2016
Working Groups are innovative and useful: see results this week in the later sessions
Online workspace (hosted on Huddle) has potential but requires both attention from the Secretariat and more engagement from members
Professional development should be expanded from JEP to include other ‘classes’ of electoral professionals

5. Governance
Found a lack of clarity on ownership and direction of CEN activities between the Steering Committee and Commonwealth Secretariat
Recommended a series of changes to the governance structure to reflect the reality of resources and management
Found strong need for more core resource to maintain the network between conferences
Not recommend membership fees at this stage