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United States of America
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Citizens resident in the District of Columbia and U.S territories should be provided with full representation rights in Congress. In addition, the right to vote in presidential elections should be extended to citizens resident in the U.S. territories.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voter Rights
United States of America
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
In order to ensure that court orders and decisions are rendered well in advance of polling, so as to avoid legal uncertainty, consideration could be given to the adoption of legislative measures establishing reasonable and sufficient time limits for the proceedings and determination of election lawsuits filed at state and federal courts.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure timely and effective safeguards against legal changes that may have a discriminatory intent or impact against racial and linguistic minorities, Congress should consider passing legislation reestablishing the formula for determining jurisdictions required to undergo preclearance for changes to voting laws.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty and stability of the law, courts could consider consistently and uniformly upholding the Purcell principle when litigating cases on legislation in the run-up to elections. An exception should be provided for lawsuits seeking to remedy suffrage rights.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should be adapted to reflect changes in the social network environment in order to protect and foster a vibrant and transparent digital public domain. Social media companies should strengthen and consistently enforce their internal policies and make reporting and content moderation policies and decisions in response to violations of these policies more timely and transparent.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
United States of America
2024
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To ensure timely and effective safeguards against legal changes that may have discriminatory intent or impact against racial and linguistic minorities, Congress should adopt a new formula for determining jurisdictions required to undergo federal pre-clearance for changes to election laws, in line with the Voting Rights Act.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
United States of America
2024
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
As previously recommended, to avoid uncertainties and provide for the consistent and stable application of electoral law, the basic electoral procedures should be regulated at the federal level, including the time limits for voter registration, early voting deadlines and procedures, timeline and rules for tabulation and certification of results, rights of observers and deadlines for the adjudication of pre- and post-election lawsuits.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Legislation should be in place to guarantee the secrecy of the vote for in-person voting, including provisional and absentee voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Day
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To avoid uncertainty during an election year, fundamental elements of electoral law should not be open to amendment less than one year before an election.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Consideration should be given to the adoption of laws and regulations that set clear criteria for the determination of voter intent when ballots are counted or re-counted.
Recommendation # in final report:
32
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Day
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