07-F-0516 Email Iraqi Election Follow-up 07-16-2004

Unknown f.~ (b)(6) L TC CPPJ ~ bL'} sridr Jul11 6, 2~ 4:20PM ~ ~ i(b (6 Mr CPAJ 'i"l:J.,.f -') FW: Iraqi Election Follow-Up Operational ;cept and Cost I b(<9- ) j(b)(6) l (LTC - USA) Strategist - ITPT ~nteragency Transition Planning Team (DoD) (b)(6) i;~~ ~<~u~)al Messr~Fm~ii ~~ =LULICb).IUL(6)L..__ __ r1 f:l) senrFnday. July 'ti, 2oo4 4 = 12 AM To :!!P){6) lLTC CPA SubJ ect : Iraqi Election Follow-Up l<h)(6) Attached is the operational concept deve l oped for November 15 election scenario in roder to give you a sense of the points that we covered . Also, below are som e thoughts on the paper that you forwarded. 1 (4) (a ) - Status of ISF Election security planning will need to be conducted engaged ISF (including Police), Coalition Forces, andprivate (PSDs). The Electoral Commission and other key political figures will require PDS during the process (IEC members currently without). 1 (7) - International assistance . I would include interantional and domestic election observation. There also could be election-specific support provided to Iraqi journalists and media organizations in providing informed coveraged of the election and campaigning. b. Friendly Forces - Include the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IEC) on the list. There are also other likely bilateral donors - Department for International Development (DFID) UK; Japanese Interantional Cooperaton Agency (JICA) , and the Australian development agency (AUSAID). c. Assumptions - Security must be anticiapted as a significant challenge. While in other elections, a process is established and security planing is devised to protect that process; in this case, aspects of the process must be designed to accommodate the security situation. "Stability" is a relative term in this case. 3 - Execution The attached Operational Plan touches on the points that are listed in this category. The UN has not yet updated with operational concept to fit the current scenario and timeline . We are working on a new time/task flow chart (not necessarily assigned by the UN to do it) and can forward to you when completed. (b) (1) There should be a delinking of the National Conference with the elections. (b) (4) There has not yet been a decision on voting by the Diaspora . (d) (1) Electoral system design will be a constituional issue to be taken up by the Transitional National Assembly. Districting will still be politically di fficult and governorate l ines should be used if districts options are considered. (d) (2) There is no pre-requisite census or boundary delimitation required. We can discuss more poi nts. Thanks . l<b)(6) 2