During 2006 elections in Uganda, international observers and domestic monitors reported significant violations of electoral law and protocol, including disenfranchisement of voters, counting and tallying irregularities, the use of state funds for campaign activities and the incarceration of political opposition leaders. As February 2011 elections approach, efforts are underway to head off potential repetition of these problems and violations.

DEMGroup and Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy, domestic election monitoring organizations, are carrying out a comprehensive monitoring strategy that includes a citizen hotline.

Kyrgyzstan's June 27 referendum ratifying a new constitution, despite some problems, reflected the will of Kyrgyzstan's voters, according to the findings of the country's leading domestic election monitoring organization, the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society.

With the vote, the nation became the first in Central Asia to opt for a system that significantly limits presidential power in relation to parliament. Voters also approved Roza Otunbayeva as interim president for a term through December 2011. They will choose a new parliament in October.

In the West African country of Guinea, the ruling military junta is preparing to hand over power to a civilian government after the country's June 27 presidential election. The poll would be the first open and competitive presidential election since independence in 1958, and all parties engaged in the country's transition process appear committed to peace and dialogue, according to a communiqué released on May 30 in Conakry, the capital.