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2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Limitations on the right to stand should be reviewed to ensure full compliance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards. The withdrawal of individual franchise in case of a criminal conviction must be proportionate to the severity of the offence. The legislation should be amended to allow citizens to run as independent candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, consideration should be given to introducing provisions prohibiting the misuse of administrative resources for campaign purposes.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To increase the transparency of political party financing, consideration should be given to requiring that political parties disclose all types of income, including donations, bank loans and in-kind contributions, on a quarterly basis.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Political Party and Campaign Finance
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to providing the State Commission financial and human resources independent from the Ministry of Interior, so that the commission fulfills its role as a fully independent political party and campaign finance oversight body.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Political Party and Campaign Finance
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To prevent self-censorship and remove unjustified strain on the financial stability of the media, defamation should be decriminalized and proportional legal limitations of damages in civil libel cases should be introduced.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Legal provisions should be introduced to ensure full access to all stages of the electoral process to citizen and international observers, including accreditation arrangements.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Observation
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Adequate time limits for election-related complaints at all levels should be provided by the legislation to ensure the implementation of the right to effective remedy.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The elections act should be amended to explicitly allow observers, both citizen and international, to be present at sessions of election commissions of all levels.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, the elections act could be amended to explicitly stipulate that the State Commission’s decisions on procedural matters are legally binding for lower-level commissions.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Slovakia
2016
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to revising the existing blanket denial of the right to vote to those deprived of legal capacity to ensure proportionality of restrictions on the voting rights of persons with mental disabilities.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
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