ELECTIONS  : :  13 Warsaw, 28 June 2018. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, ODIHR Director, addressing participants in a meeting of national focal points for election observation organized at the Office. In the background is Alexander Shlyk, Head of ODIHR’s Elections Department; in the foreground is Richard Lappin, Deputy Head of the department. (OSCE/Maria Kuchma) Venice Commission. In 2018, ODIHR conducted legal reviews related to election legislation in Lithuania, Moldova, Turkey and Uzbekistan. In October, ODIHR hosted the fourth annual Electoral Seminar in Vienna, with a focus on election observation, fundamental freedoms and election campaigns. The event brought together some 100 representatives of OSCE delegations, election management bodies, international organizations and citizen observer groups.  DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTION OBSERVATION METHODOLOGY ODIHR continuously works to further develop and strengthen its election observation methodology and to increase professionalism in the observation of certain specialized aspects of elections, as tasked by OSCE participating States. In 2018, ODIHR continued its work on the topic of observing electoral dispute resolution, in close collaboration with experts from civil society and other international organizations in order to better assist ODIHR observers in assessing the handling of complaints and appeals as part of the overall observation of electoral processes. Throughout the year, ODIHR continued using digital pens for the submission of observation information by short-term observers in observation missions, helping streamline and enhance the collection of data provided. SUPPORTING PARTICIPATING STATES IN TRAINING AND DEPLOYING OBSERVERS In June, for the first time, national focal points responsible for seconding observers to ODIHR election observation missions came together to discuss good practices related to the secondment and deployment of election observers, at a meeting held by ODIHR in Warsaw. The main topics of discussion were the selection and training of observers, the conduct and professional behaviour of observers, and options to evaluate long-term observers. Throughout the year, ODIHR continued to support participating States in their efforts to train nationals seconded to