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2015
EOM
Local
elections
The election law should be amended to address the gaps and ambiguities identified in this report as well as other recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission. Consideration should be given to undertaking a comprehensive electoral reform with the aim to harmonize election legislation regulating all types of elections. The reform process should be inclusive and completed well in advance of the next elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Ukraine
2015
EOM
Local
elections
The election law should be reviewed in order to ensure equality of the vote and bring it in line with OSCE commitments and other international obligations for democratic elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Ukraine
2015
EOM
Local
elections
In order to ensure stability and safeguard the independence of the election administration, deadlines, as well as provisions on clear and restrictive grounds, could be introduced for replacements of TEC and PEC members.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
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
Ukraine
2015
EOM
Local
elections
In order to ensure independent and impartial performance of election administration the law should prohibit payments from candidates and parties to commissioners; remuneration of election commissioners should be commensurate to the workload. Authorities need to take necessary measures to adequately fund the costs associated with the organization of elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Ukraine
2015
EOM
Local
elections
The law should establish clear grounds and procedures for the invalidation of results based on objective criteria and limited to cases of serious offences affecting election results, or circumstances making it impossible to establish the will of the voters. Provisions establishing arbitrary percentages of acceptable levels of fraud should be removed.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Post-Election Day Developments
Ukraine
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Independent candidates should be allowed to stand for elections at all levels of local councils in line with the OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards, including those obliging participating States to facilitate the participation of national minorities.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Ukraine
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Effective and proportional sanctions for all violations of the election laws, including the distribution of goods and services to voters in relation to election campaigning, must be unambiguously established by law and enforced. A public commitment by political parties and candidates not to resort to any form of vote-buying could be made.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment and Campaign Finance
Ukraine
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Essential safeguards for the public service broadcaster’s editorial independence and financial autonomy should be established. Special attention should be paid to the financial sustainability and legal status of the NTRC’s regional branches.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Ukraine
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Consideration should be given to establishing a mechanism to enforce the gender quota requirement. Additional special temporary measures to promote women candidates, including access to public funding and placing women in winnable positions, could also be considered. Political parties could consider ways to further increase gender balance on their party lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Ukraine
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Political parties and candidates should have equal opportunity for representation on election commissions. Preferential rules that put certain parties at an advantage could be reconsidered. The CEC may consider using random distribution and allocation of members to eligible nominating subjects, possibly with the use of special software developed for this purpose.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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