Legal and Electoral Dispute Resolution Expert

Consultant: Legal and Electoral Dispute Resolution Expert Start date: As soon as possible. Location: Remote, with some travel to Atlanta and other potential states The Carter Center will be working in Pay: Commensurate with experience Length of Assignment: Through August 31, 2023, with possibility of extension or contract renewal The Carter Center’s proposed electoral dispute resolution program aims to bolster public awareness of existing mechanisms to resolve electoral challenges as a means of building confidence in the process and encouraging peaceful acceptance of results. It also seeks to identify and propose meaningful reforms to strengthen those mechanisms and make them more coherent. Ahead of the 2024 election cycle, The Carter Center is proposing a four-pronged program of work that to increase the transparency, accessibility, timeliness and accountability of electoral dispute resolution mechanisms and thereby bolster public trust in the electoral process. The program will seek to both raise awareness of existing mechanisms for electoral dispute resolution and provide recommendations for their improvement. This position will also serve as our legal expert and will work closely with other members of the US Electoral expert team to assess the extent to which the US legislation, state legislation, and their implementation complies with international election standards. The legal analyst is expected to understand the legal framework of elections in the United States, generally, brief staff on election-related legal issues, and meet with relevant stakeholders as requested. Thank you for your application! Applications accepted on a rolling basis until position is filled. We will begin reviewing applications the week of June 19. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their application before June 19.