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This International Standard specifies requirements for a quality management system where an electoral organization: a) Needs to demonstrate its ability to manage elections which provide reliable, transparent, free and fair results which comply with electoral requirements b) Within the established legal framework, it aims to enhance trust and confidence of citizens, candidates, political organizations, and other electoral interested parties through the effective implementation of the electoral quality management system, including processes for continual improvement. NOTE 1 Electoral bodies can be constituted to reflect local legal requirements. NOTE 2 Statutory and regulatory requirements can be expressed as legal requirements. This International Standard applies to the election period, including pre-election and post-election activities or processes. This International Standard applies to all electoral bodies involved in any aspect of the electoral process whether they are permanent organizations or temporary organizations established in support of a particular election period. Specific electoral processes addressed by this International Standard are enumerated in subclause 4.1 of this International Standard and further described in subclauses 4.2 to 4.9. This International Standard is applicable to elections at all levels of government.