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2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should take steps to ensure citizens’ right of access to information on all aspects of elections are in line with Austria’s international obligations, by ensuring guarantees in law are clear and comprehensive and proactively putting relevant information into the public domain and providing easy, effective, quick, and practical access to such information.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure effective oversight of political finance and campaign expenditures, the Court of Audit should be empowered to audit political parties’ accounts on the same basis as other institutions receiving public funds, and should be provided the necessary resources to carry out these duties.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, and to ensure that effective remedies are available to all citizens, steps should be considered to enable more types of electoral disputes to be resolved by a judicial body before election day, including disputes regarding candidates’ right to stand for elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To safeguard the impartiality of the election administration and prevent conflicts of interest, candidates and sitting MPs could be restricted from serving on election boards and steps could be explored to ensure that polling station boards are composed of members from more than one political party.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should be reviewed to address existing gaps and ambiguities as well as past and present OSCE/ODIHR recommendations. Reform should be undertaken well in advance of the next elections and involve open consultation with all stakeholders.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Measures should be considered to promote women’s participation on election boards, including leadership positions. For example, political parties could be requested to nominate a minimum percentage of each gender to election boards. In addition, gender disaggregated data should be compiled and published on election board membership at each level.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, the authorities should publicize the minutes and decisions of election boards at all levels. Consideration could also be given to opening election boards meetings to the public.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Changing the procedure for collecting signatures, including allowing voters to give their signature outside of their home municipality and for more than one list of candidates, could be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to regulating third party financing and loans, including disclosure requirements consistent with guarantees of freedom of expression and association.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Requiring a pre-election campaign finance report providing preliminary details of income and expenditures of campaigning parties would enhance transparency and enable voters to make more fully informed choices. The subsequent annual party reports could then include comprehensive and itemized financial statements. Consideration could be given to expanding annual reporting requirements to parliamentary clubs and other organizations affiliated with political parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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