Institute for Election Systems Development

IESD was founded in 1999 as the International Foundation for Electoral Systems withdrew from Russia.^[1] IESD inherited both the programs started by IFES and IFES's Election Resource Center, a group of references created to support the Central Election Commission of Russia.^[2]

According to their website IESD:

• promotes democracy in Russia by providing technical assistance and comprehensive and objective information to all participants of the election process.^[1]
• strives to enhance the public trust for democracy as the basis of the civil society.^[1]

In achieve these goals they, according to their website:

• Disseminate information about elections to ensure that the election process is transparent.^[1]
• Educate participants of the election process on the basic, generally acknowledged principles of election campaign ethics, elections per se, and subsequent responsibilities elected deputies have with respect to their voters.^[1]