Elections succeed or fail at the grass roots, voting station level.
It is vitally important, therefore, that sufficient numbers of motivated and suitably qualified staff are recruited, trained, and subject to effective supervision. Recruitment Responsibilities Decisions will need to be made on who is responsible for recruitment. To promote integrity, it is important that all voting operations staff appointments are made by the electoral management body. Even where voting operations staff are nominated for appointment by other agencies or bodies, the final selection and approval of staff appointments should rest with the electoral management body. Staff Qualifications and Standards Staff recruited for voting operations functions must be capable of providing a procedurally accurate, efficient, and impartial service of high quality to voters.