ELECTIONS Campaign posters ahead of Monaco’s parliamentary elections on 10 February 2013. (OSCE/Tamara Otiashvili) contributes to the transparency of the process. This helps build synergies and develop inter-institutional collaboration and common approaches to promoting implementation of recommendations. In 2013 two participating States — Norway and the United States — took the opportunity to report to the Human Dimension Committee. In recognition of the role of other actors, both domestic and international, in promoting implementation of ODIHR’s recommendations, ODIHR has also piloted the co-ordination of follow-up activities with international organizations that are signatories of the Declaration of Principles on International Election Observation. The Declaration was endorsed at the United Nations in 2005, and now counts more than 45 international organizations as endorsers. Such coordination took place ahead of visits to Georgia and Ukraine in 2013 and allowed for the development of a more cross-organizational approach on the electoral reforms being undertaken in the given countries. Review of Electoral Legislation and Practice in OSCE participating States With a view to strengthening implementation of OSCE commitments, ODIHR published the Review of Electoral Legislation and Practice in OSCE participating States. Initiated by the 2013 Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship, the review represented a synthesis of ODIHR election-related reports published from 2010 to 2012, examining states’ legislation and practice in light of OSCE commitments and other international standards for democratic elections and good electoral practice. From the review, certain positive elements with regard to compliance with OSCE commitments and other international standards were noted. However, shortcomings were noted in a wide range of participating States, particularly in respect of inclusive candidate rights and registration, the ability to campaign on the basis of equal treatment, effective complaints and appeals mechanisms, and credible procedures for voting, counting and tabulation. The review was presented to the OSCE participating 12  /   ODIHR Annual Report 2013