International electoral standards [Elektronisk resurs] : guidelines for reviewing the legal framework of elections.

• CONTENTS:. 
• 1. THE BASES OF INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED ELECTORAL STANDARDS. 
• Primary sources. 
• Supplementary sources. 
• General approach. 
• Accurate translations. 
• Prioritizing recommendations. 
• Rationalizing recommendations. 
• Finer detail: laws or regulations. 
• 2. STRUCTURING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK. 
• Scope of the legal framework for elections. 
• Use and merit of the written law. 
• Constitutional provisions. 
• General versus specific election legislation. 
• Election legislation versus other legislation. 
• Election legislation and EMB's instructions and directions. 
• Election legislation and codes of conduct. 
• Checklist. 
• 3. THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM. 
• Choosing an electoral system. 
• Institutions elected and frequency of elections. 
• Special provisions for under-represented groups. 
• 4. BOUNDARY DELIMITATION, DISTRICTING OR DEFINING BOUNDARIES OF. 
• ELECTORAL UNITS. 
• Representativeness. 
• Equality of voting strength. 
• Reciprocity and non-discrimination. 
• 5. THE RIGHT TO ELECT AND TO BE ELECTED. 
• Universal and equal suffrage. 
• Non-discrimination. 
• Scrutiny of restrictions on suffrage. 
• 6. ELECTORAL MANAGEMENT BODIES. 
• General overview. 
• Formation of electoral management bodies. 
• Operation of electoral management bodies. 
• 7. VOTER REGISTRATION AND VOTER REGISTERS. 
• Transparency. 
• Protection of personal data and information. 
• 8. BALLOT ACCESS FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES. 
• Equitable treatment. 
• Registration of political parties. 
• Ballot access. 
• 9. DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS. 
• Campaign violence. 
• Campaign mechanisms. 
• Sanctions. 
• Basic assumptions. 
• Code of conduct reflecting campaign legislation provisions. 
• 1O. MEDIA ACCESS AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. 
• Equitable treatment and access. 
• Limitations on free expression. 
• 11. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND EXPENDITURE. 
• Public funding. 
• Private funding contributions. 
• Expenditure control. 
• Reporting and disclosure requirements. 
• Monitoring and enforcing compliance. 
• 12. BALLOTING. 
• Secrecy of the ballot. 
• Voting procedures. 
• Balancing voter convenience with safeguards against fraud. 
• 13. COUNTING AND TABULATING VOTES. 
• General principles. 
• Counting ballots. 
• Tabulating results. 
• Publication of counting, tabulation and consolidation of results. 
• Effective date of certified results. 
• Personal safety exception. 
• 14. ROLE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARTIES AND CANDIDATES. 
• Observation and monitoring role. 
• Recording complaints and challenges. 
• Rights of representatives of the parties and candidates. 
• Conduct of representatives of the parties and candidates. 
• 15. ELECTORAL OBSERVERS. 
• Domestic election observers. 
• International election observers. 
• 16. COMPLIANCE WITH AND ENFORCEMENT OF ELECTORAL LAW. 

Ämnesord

Elections. 

Democracy. 

Freedom of expression. 

Law. 

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Elections.

Democracy.

Freedom of expression.

Law.