Preliminary Assessments of January 30 Election Process, International Mission for Iraqi Elections [IMIE], January 30, 2005 [international monitoring mission preliminary report praising the poll in Iraq but stressing a need for greater transparency in campaign financing and expenditures, improvements in voter registration, and a review of campaign eligibility standards]. Excerpt:

The absence of deadlines for resolutions on claims and complaints by the electoral authorities, notification to political entities and candidates of decisions on certification, announcement of preliminary electoral results and publication of official results is a matter that the IMIE will wish to discuss with the IECI [Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq], as is the question of regulating political financing and transparency in this respect.

Read the full text of the IMIE preliminary report here. Reported in JURIST’s Paper Chase here.