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United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To uphold the right to access to information, provisions allowing blocking, throttling or introducing paid prioritization of Internet content should be revised.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The Federal Communications Commission could develop a standardized online form for broadcasters to submit all necessary information on political advertising and organize them more clearly in a publicly accessible searchable database.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The possibility to initiate a recount should be provided by all states, subject to reasonable conditions. States could enact laws to provide for automatic recounts when the margin between candidates is very close, as well as discretionary recounts that can be requested by candidates when results are outside this margin. Reasonable financial costs and deadlines should be imposed for discretionary recounts, in order to make the opportunity to challenge results meaningful.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Standardized regulations for processing and verifying postal ballots should be developed, ensuring sufficient time and transparency. Specialized training on postal voting administration should be provided to election officials.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Early Voting
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To help address security and reliability concerns of aging equipment, the authorities should upgrade or replace existing NVT. Such equipment should support a voter-verified paper audit trail and a secondary results verification method. Procurement of NVT should follow best practices compiled by the EAC.
Recommendation # in final report:
32
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
All jurisdictions using NVT should require post-election audits as a secondary results verification method. In particular, consideration could be given to using Risk Limiting Audits.
Recommendation # in final report:
33
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Continued efforts should be made to make the voting process more accessible to persons with disabilities. Organizations of persons with disabilities should be consulted when new voting technologies are introduced, to ensure the necessary balance between security and accessibility of the electoral process for persons with disabilities.
Recommendation # in final report:
37
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
United States of America
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Restrictions on voting rights for persons with criminal convictions should be reviewed to ensure that all limitations are proportionate and that rights be restored upon completion of sentences. Pre-trial detainees should be provided with the possibility to vote and informed about their voting rights and ways to exercise them.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voter Rights
United States of America
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Authorities should review existing measures to further reduce the number of unregistered voters, including addressing burdensome procedures and obstacles faced by disadvantaged groups.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
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
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