The purpose of this paper, published by the EC-UNDP Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance in the context of the EC-UNDP partnership in electoral assistance, is to i) build upon the experiences gained by the European Commission and United Nations Development Programme in formulating electoral assistance projects, ii) draw lessons learned from that implementation that can improve current and future projects, and iii) guide EU and UNDP staff in the formulation and implementation of electoral assistance projects. 

This second Operational Paper is intended primarily for the staff of European Union (EU) Delegations and UNDP Country Offices that are either currently cooperating in electoral assistance or considering such cooperation.