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Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Any restrictions on fundamental rights and freedoms, including freedoms of expression and association, or on candidacy rights should be based on objective and reasonable criteria, be proportionate and necessary in a democratic society and should serve a legitimate aim.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To safeguard the stability of law, fundamental amendments of the electoral system, including regarding the membership of commissions, should not take place within a year prior to the elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To safeguard the integrity of the electronic vote count, the law could be amended to prescribe means for a recount that are independent of the vote counting software and are based on a randomly selected and statistically meaningful percentage of votes or a number of polling stations.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Information Systems and New Voting Technologies
Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure effective legal redress, judicial review of the validity of election results should be guaranteed by law. The law could prescribe the right of stakeholders to challenge the CEC decision on election results with a competent court.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Additional measures should be considered to achieve balanced representation of women and men holding publicly elected positions, including measures to promote women to senior positions within political party structures.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral System
Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
In line with international standards and good practice, the delineation of single mandate constituencies should guarantee universal and equal suffrage to adult citizens. It could be reviewed every ten years, preferably outside election periods.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral System
Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, to guarantee effective legal remedy, certain aspects of the dispute resolution process, such as deadlines or the manner of publishing information on complaints received and actions taken, should be reviewed.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To facilitate the participation of national minorities, consideration could be given to increasing the amount of voter information and electoral materials in minority languages.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the integrity of elections, voter registration on election day by the PEC and voting outside the SMC of residence should be permissible as an exception and under strict conditions.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Alternative Voting Methods
Lithuania
2020
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the integrity of alternative voting methods, consideration could be given to prescribing special arrangements for safe collection, transportation and storage of ballots, as well as to reviewing the procedures for accounting for ballots of voters who voted multiple times.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Alternative Voting Methods
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