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Serbia
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To ensure consistent application of election day procedures and enhance the professional capacity of the election administration, standardized mandatory training could be considered for all Local Electoral Commission and Polling Board members and prospective members, including the extended compositions.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Serbia
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty and campaign finance accountability, the legislation should be further reviewed to address gaps and prior ODIHR recommendations, including by explicit regulation of third-party campaigning. The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption should proactively investigate and sanction campaign spending by unauthorized entities.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Serbia
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To prevent the misuse of special provisions for national minority lists, consideration should be given to further refining the legal criteria for determining national minority status and the procedures for registering these lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
National Minorities
Serbia
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To address concerns over the accuracy of voter lists and increase public confidence, the relevant laws, regulations, and practices should be reconsidered to enable access to voter registration data and facilitate the conduct of a meaningful audit of the Unified Voter Register with the participation of relevant stakeholders, including political parties and civil society, in line with data protection standards.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Serbia
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to enhance the capacity of the REC and to ensure the ability of its members to make informed decisions, all members should be provided with timely and comprehensive information about the agenda of upcoming sessions, including all relevant background material, ensuring the possibility of substantive discussion in all circumstances.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Serbia
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To make the candidate registration process more inclusive, consideration could be given to lifting the restriction that voters may support only one candidate list.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Serbia
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
The principle of providing access for international and citizen observers to all stages of the electoral process should be enshrined in the law, in line with OSCE commitments.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
Serbia
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with good practice and in order to ensure the integrity of the electoral process, the REC could be assigned with rectifying or overturning decisions taken by lower-level election commissions, and with annulling elections entirely or in one or more polling stations if it determines that irregularities affected the outcome.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Post-Election Developments
Serbia
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To facilitate access to all stages of the electoral process, the law should allow observers to request and obtain new accreditations to observe the repeat elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observers
Serbia
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty, substantial regulations should be included primarily in laws, adopted by parliament, while only technical matters and details should be regulated by secondary legislation, including instructions of the Republic Electoral Commission (REC).
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
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