Association of Central and Eastern European Election Officials


The Association of European Election Officials or ACEEEO is an organization of election management bodies founded in 1991 to promote the institutionalization and professionalization of democratic procedures in Europe. The organization holds annual conferences to discuss theoretical and practical issues important to its members.

History

ACEEEO was founded in reaction to a conference hosted by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. The organization has functioned as separate entity than IFES since.
The ACEEEO held its 21st annual conference in September 2012, in Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina.

Mission

According to the association's website, its mission is "to provide a non-partisan forum, independent of national governments, for the exchange of information among election officials and experts throughout the region covered by the Association to discuss and act upon ways to promote open and transparent elections with the objective of supporting good governance and democracy."
Additionally, there are 6 objectives which ACEEEO puts forward:
As of 2009, the election commissions of the following countries were members of ACEEEO: