Institute for Election Systems Development
# Institute for Election Systems Development

The Institute for Election Systems Development (IESD) is an organization founded in 1999 to promote democracy in Russia.

## History

IESD was founded in 1999 as the International Foundation for Electoral Systems withdrew from Russia. IESD inherited both the programs started by IFES and IFES's Election Resource Center, a group of references created to support the Central Election Commission of Russia.

## Mission

According to their website IESD:

* promotes democracy in Russia by providing technical assistance and comprehensive and objective information to all participants of the election process.
* strives to enhance the public trust for democracy as the basis of the civil society.

In achieve these goals they, according to their website:

* Disseminate information about elections to ensure that the election process is transparent.
* Educate participants of the election process on the basic, generally acknowledged principles of election campaign ethics, elections per se, and subsequent responsibilities elected deputies have with respect to their voters.
