{{short description|Non-governmental organization in Serbia}} {{Third-party|date=December 2023}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox organization | name = CeSID | full_name = Centre for Free Elections and Democracy | native_name = Центар за слободне изборе и демократију<br />Centar za slobodne izbore i demokratiju | native_name_lang = sr | logo = CeSID logo.png | formation = 1997 | founder = Marko Blagojević | type = Non-governmental organization | purpose = Election monitoring<br />Opinion polling | headquarters = Dositejeva 8, Belgrade | leader_title = Executive Director | leader_name = Bojan Klačar | website = {{URL|cesid.rs}} }}
The '''Centre for Free Elections and Democracy''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Центар за слободне изборе и демократију|Centar za slobodne izbore i demokratiju}}), or '''CeSID''', is a non-governmental and non-profit organization in Serbia. Founded in 1997, the organization deals with election monitoring in Serbia and the parallel counting up of the votes. CeSID last enclosed about 21,000 volunteers/observers, 165 regional teams, 16 local and 5 regional offices.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cesid.org/lt/articles/o-nama/ |title=Centar za slobodne izbore i demokratiju - O nama |access-date=2010-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422121841/http://www.cesid.org/lt/articles/o-nama/ |archive-date=2010-04-22 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
== Support == {{as of|December 2023}}, according to the organization, it is supported by:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cesid.rs/o-nama/ko-nas-podrzava/|title=KO NAS PODRŽAVA?|work=CeSID|access-date=26 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221102621/https://www.cesid.rs/o-nama/ko-nas-podrzava/|archive-date=21 December 2023|language=sr}}</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Embassy of the United Kingdom * National Endowment for Democracy * Rockefeller Brothers Fund * Olof Palme International Center * Westminster Foundation for Democracy * Norwegian People's Aid * German Marshall Fund * Charles Stewart Mott Foundation * European Agency for Reconstruction * European Commission * Embassy of Sweden * Embassy of Switzerland * United States Institute of Peace * Civil Rights Defenders * National Democratic Institute * Canadian International Development Agency * Freedom House * International Research & Exchanges Board * Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights * Institute for Sustainable Communities * Open Society Foundations * United States Agency for International Development }}
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.cesid.org}}
{{Authority control}} Category:Non-profit organizations based in Serbia Category:Elections in Serbia Category:Organizations established in 1997 Category:Election and voting-related organizations Category:1997 establishments in Serbia