Pat Merloe

Patrick Merloe has championed democracy, honest elections, and human rights in the U.S. and globally for more than 40 years. As the former Director of Electoral Integrity Programs and Senior Associate for the nonpartisan National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), Merloe engaged in over 100 elections in 65 countries, assisting the development of nonpartisan citizen election monitoring and related advocacy, co-leading international election observations, and advancing international norms and related networks. He has authored more than a dozen publications, taught courses at three U.S. law schools, and was the lead negotiator of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation, which is endorsed by 55 international organizations and recognized in UN General Assembly resolutions. Merloe serves on the nonpartisan Advisory Council of the Election Reformers Network (U.S.) and assists other democracy and elections efforts.