About the Awards
About the A-WEB Electoral Best Practices and Initiatives Awards
The A-WEB Electoral Best Practices and Initiatives Awards recognize outstanding practices and initiatives developed by A-WEB member election management bodies (EMBs). Through the Awards, A-WEB seeks to acknowledge the innovation and commitment of its members, and to encourage the exchange of knowledge and experience so that successful practices in one country can inspire improvements in others.
How the Awards Began
The Awards originated from a proposal made at the 11th A-WEB Executive Board Meeting, under the agenda item "Setting up of A-WEB Portal for Electoral Best Practices / Initiatives and Inviting Contributions from Member EMBs." The initiative was established to foster knowledge sharing and collaboration among member EMBs and to build a collection of practical experiences in election management that all members can draw upon.
The first Awards were presented at the 6th A-WEB General Assembly, held in October 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia (see the first Awards recipients). The second Awards were presented at the 7th General Assembly, held on 14 October 2026 in Metro Manila, Philippines.
Who Can Participate
All A-WEB member EMBs are invited to take part. Members may submit a practice or initiative that has been successfully implemented in their country, in areas such as electoral roll management, the use of technology, electoral reform, voter education and inclusion, and other aspects of election administration.
How the Awards Work
The Awards follow a two-year cycle linked to the A-WEB General Assembly. Each cycle covers the practices and initiatives implemented by member EMBs over a two-year period. Submissions are collected in the second semester of the second year of the cycle, and the Awards are presented at the General Assembly the following year:
Each cycle follows four steps:
The Second Awards (2024–2025 Cycle)
For the second edition, the call for submissions was sent to all member EMBs on 21 July 2025, and the Secretariat received 12 submissions from member EMBs. The 14th Executive Board Meeting, held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 24 March 2026, evaluated the anonymized submissions and selected three awardees. The Awards were presented at the 7th General Assembly in Metro Manila by A-WEB Chairperson George Erwin M. Garcia, Chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of the Philippines, together with COMELEC Commissioner Aimee P. Ferolino.
The recipients of the second Awards, in alphabetical order by country, are:
• Central Election Commission of Albania: Diaspora Electronic Registration Platform
• National Electoral Institute (INE) of Mexico: Management of the New Election of the Judiciary Branch in Mexico
• Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan: Election Management in Uzbekistan: New Digital Solutions
See the second Awards recipients →
See the first Awards recipients →
Share Your Practice
A-WEB encourages all member EMBs to take part in the next edition of the Awards. Details of the next call for submissions will be sent to all members by the A-WEB Secretariat. For enquiries on the Awards, please contact the Secretariat at aweb131014@gmail.com.
The A-WEB Electoral Best Practices and Initiatives Awards recognize outstanding practices and initiatives developed by A-WEB member election management bodies (EMBs). Through the Awards, A-WEB seeks to acknowledge the innovation and commitment of its members, and to encourage the exchange of knowledge and experience so that successful practices in one country can inspire improvements in others.
How the Awards Began
The Awards originated from a proposal made at the 11th A-WEB Executive Board Meeting, under the agenda item "Setting up of A-WEB Portal for Electoral Best Practices / Initiatives and Inviting Contributions from Member EMBs." The initiative was established to foster knowledge sharing and collaboration among member EMBs and to build a collection of practical experiences in election management that all members can draw upon.
The first Awards were presented at the 6th A-WEB General Assembly, held in October 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia (see the first Awards recipients). The second Awards were presented at the 7th General Assembly, held on 14 October 2026 in Metro Manila, Philippines.
Who Can Participate
All A-WEB member EMBs are invited to take part. Members may submit a practice or initiative that has been successfully implemented in their country, in areas such as electoral roll management, the use of technology, electoral reform, voter education and inclusion, and other aspects of election administration.
How the Awards Work
The Awards follow a two-year cycle linked to the A-WEB General Assembly. Each cycle covers the practices and initiatives implemented by member EMBs over a two-year period. Submissions are collected in the second semester of the second year of the cycle, and the Awards are presented at the General Assembly the following year:
| Cycle | Call for submissions | Awards presented |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Awards 2022–2023 |
Second semester of 2023 | 2024, 6th General Assembly (Bogotá, Colombia) |
| 2nd Awards 2024–2025 |
Second semester of 2025 | 2026, 7th General Assembly (Metro Manila, Philippines) |
| 3rd Awards 2026–2027 |
Second semester of 2027 | 2028, 8th General Assembly |
Each cycle follows four steps:
1 |
Call for submissions. The A-WEB Secretariat sends an official call to all member EMBs, inviting them to submit their electoral best practices and initiatives in a standardized format. The call is issued in the second semester of the second year of each cycle. |
2 |
Compilation and anonymization. The Secretariat collects and systematizes the submissions and removes the names of the submitting EMBs, so that every practice is assessed on its merits alone. |
3 |
Evaluation by the Executive Board. The A-WEB Executive Board, serving as the Review Committee, evaluates the anonymized submissions in accordance with the established review procedures and selects the awardees based on the compiled score sheets. |
4 |
Award ceremony at the General Assembly. The Awards are presented to the selected EMBs during the A-WEB General Assembly, held every two years, and the awarded practices are shared with the A-WEB community through the A-WEB website and Newsletter. |
The Second Awards (2024–2025 Cycle)
For the second edition, the call for submissions was sent to all member EMBs on 21 July 2025, and the Secretariat received 12 submissions from member EMBs. The 14th Executive Board Meeting, held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 24 March 2026, evaluated the anonymized submissions and selected three awardees. The Awards were presented at the 7th General Assembly in Metro Manila by A-WEB Chairperson George Erwin M. Garcia, Chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of the Philippines, together with COMELEC Commissioner Aimee P. Ferolino.
The recipients of the second Awards, in alphabetical order by country, are:
• Central Election Commission of Albania: Diaspora Electronic Registration Platform
• National Electoral Institute (INE) of Mexico: Management of the New Election of the Judiciary Branch in Mexico
• Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan: Election Management in Uzbekistan: New Digital Solutions
See the second Awards recipients →
See the first Awards recipients →
Share Your Practice
A-WEB encourages all member EMBs to take part in the next edition of the Awards. Details of the next call for submissions will be sent to all members by the A-WEB Secretariat. For enquiries on the Awards, please contact the Secretariat at aweb131014@gmail.com.