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Location Year of election Election type Recommendation # in final report Type of recommendation Thematic area Secondary thematic area Type of change required Status of implementation Comment
United States of America 2024 LEOM Presidential and Parliamentary
Authorities should ensure that voters who require assistance are allowed to receive help from an individual of their choice, as provided under the Voting Rights Act. Unnecessary restrictions that impose criminal penalties on those assisting voters should be removed.
Recommendation # in final report: 22
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area: Election Day
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Voting Rights, Voter Registration and Identification
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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
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United States of America 2016 EOM Presidential and Parliamentary
A thorough review of the obstacles faced in identifying, hiring and training poll workers should be conducted. States should ensure that resources for conducting elections, including hiring staff and establishing polling stations, are evenly allocated in all jurisdictions.
Recommendation # in final report: 12
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Secondary thematic area: Election Day
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Partially
Year of assessment: 2020
Final report heading: Election Administration
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United States of America 2016 EOM Presidential and Parliamentary
Jurisdictions should ensure the secrecy of postal ballots are always safeguarded when received by election officials by providing secrecy envelopes.
Recommendation # in final report: 26
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Secondary thematic area: Election Day
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Fully
Year of assessment: 2020
Final report heading: Alternative Voting Methods (non-NVT)
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United States of America 2016 EOM Presidential and Parliamentary
Where in-person early voting is used, states should ensure that the location and opening hours of polling stations provide, as far as possible, equal accessibility for all voters.
Recommendation # in final report: 27
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Secondary thematic area: Election Day
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Mostly
Year of assessment: 2020
Final report heading: Alternative Voting Methods (non-NVT)
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United States of America 2016 EOM Presidential and Parliamentary
Federal authorities should develop secure voting methods, including for out-of-country voters, with a view to ensuring the secrecy of the vote while allowing for the expedient return of ballots.
Recommendation # in final report: 28
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Secondary thematic area: Election Day
Type of change required: Sub-legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2020
Final report heading: Alternative Voting Methods (non-NVT)
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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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United States of America 2024 LEOM Presidential and Parliamentary
The right to appeal the dismissal of complaints by the Federal Election Commission on the basis of prosecutorial discretion should be ensured by law.
Recommendation # in final report: 28
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not evaluated
Final report heading: Campaign Finance
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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
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United States of America 2018 LEOM Parliamentary elections
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and the Election Assistance Commission could be tasked with creating cyber security standards for election technologies across all jurisdictions. These standards should require accountable mechanisms for all administrative processes and election technologies, including voter registration, the casting of votes, and tabulation and transmission of results. The standards should also require that the cyber security of any certified technology is continuously kept up to date.
Recommendation # in final report: 14
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Secondary thematic area: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required: Sub-legal
Status of implementation: Mostly
Year of assessment: 2024
Final report heading: Cyber Security
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