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2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
Following a comprehensive independent audit of the quality of the unified voter register, further efforts should be undertaken to enhance its accuracy and completeness, including by clearly delineating duties and responsibilities of bodies involved in data collection and review. Public confidence in the voter register could be strengthened by full transparency of its compilation.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Serbia
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
Resolution of electoral disputes should be transparent in all jurisdictions with the parties concerned able to attend the hearings and present their cases directly or through their legal representatives, as guaranteed by the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Serbia
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
Authorities could re-consider the application of the requirement for potential candidates to both collect a minimum of 10,000 supporting signatures and cover the administrative expenses for their verification, as this may unduly impede the right to stand.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Serbia
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
To ensure that public confidence is not only maintained but strengthened, measures should be taken to build capacity and institutional memory of election commissions at all levels. In particular, the REC could consider organizing periodic post-election review meetings of electoral officials from all levels to discuss best practice, conduct training and identify potential improvements to the electoral process.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Serbia
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
Consideration could be given to adopting measures that would reduce the number of PB members while continuing to ensure multi-party representation to help avoid overcrowding in polling stations. In particular, consideration could be given to introducing legal provisions that would allow parties to field observers instead of multiple representatives in the PBs.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Serbia
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
In order to further enhance public confidence in the electoral process, relevant authorities should undertake greater initiative in properly investigating allegations of vote-buying, intimidation of employees by various sides, and possible misuse of public resources.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Campaign and Campaign Finance
Serbia
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
The RBA could take more pro-active approach to providing information to the public about its on-going work and actions taken in cases of potential breaches of legislation, while the warning it may issue should always be presented in a public and transparent way.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Serbia
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
The layout of the polling stations and the quality of the voting screens could be improved to better preserve the secrecy of the vote.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Day
Serbia
2014
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Authorities and law enforcement bodies should take more resolute steps to prevent, identify, investigate and prosecute instances of vote-buying, pressure and intimidation of voters and misuse of state resources for campaign purposes. The legislators may also consider clarifying the definition of political and campaign activities in order to prevent distribution of electoral gifts and services.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Serbia
2014
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance a level playing field among contestants during the campaign and in line with good electoral practice, establishing by law reasonable and justifiable limits to campaign expenditures should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
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