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2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure effectiveness and consistency in the implementation of polling procedures and prevent any interference from unauthorized persons, mandatory training of poll workers should be envisaged.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Spain
2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
In line with OSCE commitments, gender-disaggregated data about the electoral administration and process should be made available in a comprehensive manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Spain
2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The election commissions at all levels should conduct their meetings in open sessions. Decisions of election commissions should be made publicly available promptly, allowing for transparency and public scrutiny.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Spain
2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Accessibility should be a goal of election management bodies throughout the entire electoral process. Among other measures, education materials, including on the rights of political participation and election procedures, should be available in easy-to-read language and other accessible formats.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Spain
2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
In the interests of legal certainty, safeguards of electoral integrity, including the requirements to produce identification documents when submitting a postal ballot, should be foreseen in the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Postal Voting
Spain
2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The election administration should take steps to reinforce the secrecy of the vote, including through voter education. The layout of the polling stations and the available equipment should also encourage secret personal voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Spain
2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should continue to improve the physical accessibility of polling stations, for example by ensuring barrier-free voting premises, accessible voting booths and other measures to facilitate independent voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Spain
2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To further enhance transparency and safeguard the integrity of election results, preliminary and final election results disaggregated by polling station should be publicly available in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Spain
2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should further enhance efforts to dissuasively address the practice of using public office for campaign purposes including additional measures, such as conducting awareness-raising for public officials and other stakeholders on what constitutes misuse of administrative resources. To further provide for a level playing field, political parties and candidates should comply with the law and refrain from using public office for campaign purposes.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Spain
2023
Early election
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Ongoing efforts to counter disinformation should continue to be supported by public authorities and non-state actors, and include enhanced co-ordinated measures between big-tech companies, media outlets and fact-checking organizations as well as initiatives promoting inter-party dialogue.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
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