[1][2] Members include the states of Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
[1] Also international organizations such as the European Commission, the office of the European Union Presidency, the United Nations and the United Nations Development Program participate in this program.
[1] International Foundation for Electoral Systems supported the forum in secretarial role.
The UN task force consists of the Quartet (U.S., EU, Russia and the UN Secretary General), Norway, Japan, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund and first met July 10, 2002.
The ESRG was supported by the entire task force and coordinated funding for elections programs from USAID, the EU, European countries and Japan.