This document discusses using statistics, databases, and mobile phones to enhance election monitoring through parallel vote tabulation (PVT). PVT involves citizens independently collecting official results from individual polling stations, transmitting the data via SMS to a central database, and analyzing the aggregated data to verify official results or suggest the true outcome. The document outlines how statistics can focus monitoring, databases can manage monitor and observation data, and SMS can speed information sharing. It provides an example of CODEO/CDD-Ghana's successful 2008 presidential election PVT that sampled 1,070 polling stations and transmitted 90% of observer data via SMS.

1. Verifying Election Results : Employing Statistics, Databases and Mobile Phones to Enhance Monitoring Richard L. Klein Senior Advisor, Elections

12. Tracking Monitors and Reports

13. Analyzing Data

14. Drilling Down

15. Verifying Results

16. SMS Codes

17. Outgoing SMS Messages

18. Response Rate

19. CODEO Statement

20. ZESN Statement – 31 March 08 Official results were finally announced on 02 May 08 (32 days after ZESN and 34 days after the election). Official, Mukoni received 8.3%, Mugabe 43.2%, Towangana 0.6% and Tsvangirai 49.7%.