Electoral Security: Analytical Frameworks, Planning, and Administration

Jeff Fischer currently serves as Senior Electoral Advisor at
Creative Associates International, Inc. Through Creative Associates, Mr. Fischer led the
development of the Electoral Security Framework – Technical Guidance Handbook for
Democracy and Governance Officers for USAID. Mr. Fischer has been a Visiting Lecturer in
International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at
Princeton University. Mr. Fischer also taught in the Democracy and Governance Studies
Program at Georgetown University.
Since 1987, Mr. Fischer has participated in electoral assistance, observation, or conference
projects in over 50 countries and territories in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and
Asia. Jeff has held three internationally appointed positions in post-conflict electoral transitions.
In 1996, he served as Director General of Elections for the first post-conflict elections in Bosnia
and Herzegovina. In 1999, Mr. Fischer was appointed by the United Nations (UN) as Chief
Electoral Officer for the Popular Consultation for East Timor. And, in 2000, Mr. Fischer received
a joint appointment from the UN and OSCE to head the Joint Registration Taskforce in Kosovo
and served as the OSCE’s Director of Election Operations in Kosovo. Additionally, Mr. Fischer
served as a senior advisor to the UN and Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq for the
three electoral events conducted during the 2005 electoral cycle. Mr. Fischer has also served as
a municipal and state election official in the United States as both a Commissioner on the
Kansas City (Missouri) Election Board (1985 – 1989) and the Missouri Campaign Finance Review
Board (1990-1992).