John Ault
John Ault is the Director of Democracy Volunteers. John has worked in elections throughout the UK, Europe, and the United States since the 1980s. He has observed on behalf of the OSCE/ODIHR and the UK Parliament’s Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in parliamentary elections as wide-ranging as Kazakhstan and the Isle of Man. He is a former chair of the UK’s Electoral Reform Society and has previously been elected to local government and the UK’s South-West Regional Assembly.
January 22, 2024
Gibraltar, International Observations
FINAL REPORT – Gibraltar General Election 2023
The observation team were impressed by the conduct of staff throughout polling day, and staff were appropriately welcoming of voters and our team of election observers. Staff conducted the...
June 30, 2023
International Observations, Netherlands
FINAL REPORT – Netherlands Provincial and Waterboard Elections 2023
The elections, based on the sample of 53 polling stations we observed, were very well run by elections staff. Our observation team, in the vast majority of cases, were...
June 06, 2023
Domestic Observations, Northern Ireland
FINAL REPORT Northern Ireland Local Elections 2023
On May 18th, Democracy Volunteers deployed 22 observers, and support team, of the 376 Democracy Volunteers observers accredited with the UK's Electoral Commission. The organisation deployed across all 11...
May 12, 2023
Domestic Observations, England
FINAL REPORT English Local Elections 2023
On May 4th, Democracy Volunteers deployed more than 150 observers, and support team, of the 376 Democracy Volunteers observers accredited with the UK's Electoral Commission. The organisation deployed across...
May 10, 2023
International Observations, United States
FINAL REPORT USA Midterm Elections 2022
Our observer teams are always interested in attending US elections. They are internationally important, as well as being important milestones in US politics. The midterm elections of 2022 were...
January 31, 2023
Domestic Observations, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK Westminster By-Election, Wales
FINAL REPORT Westminster Parliamentary By-elections 2022
Observers formed teams of two and attended 76 polling places. These observers spent between 30 minutes and 45 minutes at each polling venue observing the process and then completed...
October 27, 2022
International Observations, Sweden
FINAL REPORT – Sweden Parliamentary Elections 2022
The September 2022 deployment was the second deployment of Democracy Volunteers observers to Sweden. Our experience of observing in the country has led us to assess the impact of...
July 07, 2022
Domestic Observations, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
FINAL REPORT UK Local and Assembly Elections 2022
Democracy Volunteers deployed more than 200 observers, and support team, of the over 300 Democracy Volunteers observers accredited with the UK's Electoral Commission. These deployed across all the four...