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2019
EAM
Presidential
Full independence of the State Election Commission should be ensured and its administrative and financial capacity strengthened.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Liquidation as a sanction for exceeding the party income limit could be reviewed to ensure proportionality. Dissuasive administrative fines, such as reduction or loss of eligibility for public funds, could be considered as alternatives or as preceding steps in a gradually escalating range of sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To protect the credibility and independence of the public broadcaster, consideration could be given to introducing additional safeguards against the dominance of any political force in the management appointment process and to ensuring the stability of its funding.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance confidence in the process, the deadlines for the review of complaints by the Constitutional Court and for the beginning of work of the new parliament should be reconciled. The legislation could be further revised to provide individual citizens, or a reasonable quorum of voters, with the right to appeal election results.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and appeals
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency of counting procedures, consideration could be given to allow the election administration to post results protocols in polling stations and to enable stakeholder access to them.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election day
Slovakia
2023
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The competencies and activities of the MoI and the SEC should be clearly defined and delineated in a way that permits the SEC to operate in an institutionally and functionally independent manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Slovakia
2023
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Restrictions on candidacy based on residency, criminal conviction, intellectual or psychosocial disabilities, and the impossibility to stand as independent candidates should be reviewed in line with OSCE commitments, international standards, and good electoral practice.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Slovakia
2023
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to vesting an independent body with campaign finance oversight responsibilities. This body should have the mandate and sufficient capacity to exercise effective control over the contestants’ income and expenditures, both during the campaign and after the election process is concluded.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Expenditure
Slovakia
2023
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legislation should be reviewed to provide adequate expedited deadlines for election disputes and clear guidelines for handling complaints by election administration bodies and other bodies. All election-related decisions by the SEC should be subject to judicial review.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Dispute Resolution
Slovakia
2023
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance women’s participation in political life, the institutions, political parties and other stakeholders should increase efforts to address existing gender stereotypes and reduce the gender gap both through regulatory measures and advocacy.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Background and Political Context
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