Reuben Hellier
Reuben Hellier is a data scientist with a strong interest in applying data-driven approaches to election analysis and observation. Having completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Manchester in Computer Science and Mathematics, he has since worked on projects involving data analysis and machine learning applications.
December 22, 2025
International Observations, Norway
FINAL REPORT – Norwegian Parliamentary Elections September 2025
In September 2025, Democracy Volunteers deployed an international observation mission to assess the conduct of Norway’s Parliamentary Elections. A team of 24 trained observers independently monitored voting and counting...
September 10, 2025
Democracy Volunteers
A Decade of Democracy Volunteers – In Their Words
Democracy Volunteers celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025, marking a decade of independent election observation. Since our founding in 2015, the organisation has monitored more than 200,000 voters across...
July 08, 2025
Finland, International Observations
Finland’s 2025 Local Elections Praised as Well-Run but still room for improvement
Democracy Volunteers has today described Finland’s municipal and county elections as “extremely well-run,” citing high standards in the running of polling stations and good accessibility across polling stations.
June 24, 2025
Domestic Observations, England
Democracy Volunteers recommend changes after English Local Elections
Democracy Volunteers has released the report on the 2025 English local elections, held on May 1st. The team deployed observers across every area in England holding elections, with the exception...
June 15, 2025
Democracy Volunteers, Domestic Observations, Scotland
DV welcomes Dissident Russian Observers to Scottish By-election
Democracy Volunteers has links to many international observer groups, which it tries to support and cooperate with to help improve election observation and also to support those where election...
June 10, 2025
Democracy Volunteers, International Observations
Democracy Without Witnesses: Italy’s Ban on Domestic Election Observers
Italy does not allow domestic election observation, leading to concerns about transparency and public oversight in one of the European Union’s founding democracies.
Democracy Volunteers Director, Dr John Ault said:...
Democracy Volunteers Director, Dr John Ault said:...
May 25, 2025
Democracy Volunteers
Democracy Volunteers Director Participates in Canadian Vote Summit 2025
Democracy Volunteers was represented at the Canadian Vote Summit 2025 by our Director, Dr John Ault, who attended the event in Montreal from 20–21 May. Organised by the Canadian-based...
May 16, 2025
Democracy Volunteers
DV condemns imprisonment of Russian election observer Melkonyants
(Photo Courtesy of SOTA)
The team at Democracy Volunteers has today condemned the Russian government for imprisoning Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the Russian election observation group GOLOS, to five years...
The team at Democracy Volunteers has today condemned the Russian government for imprisoning Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the Russian election observation group GOLOS, to five years...