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United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Citizens resident in the District of Columbia and the US overseas 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 US overseas territories.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Secondary thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Rights and Registration
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Authorities should review existing measures to further reduce the number of unregistered voters, including addressing undue obstacles and burdensome procedures faced by marginalized sections of the population. Clear and accessible civic education programmes aimed at inclusive voter registration should be in place.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
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:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Rights and Registration
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
States should refrain from introducing voter identification requirements that have or could have a discriminatory impact on voters. Consideration should be given to establishing federal standards for voter identification for both in-person and postal voting, to avoid possible discrimination and comply with the Voting Rights Act.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Voter Rights and Registration
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To improve transparency of campaign finance, disclosure of the sources of funding of non-profit organizations that engage in campaign activities should be required. In addition, FEC rules regarding co-ordination should be reviewed and clarified to ensure that spending by outside groups is genuinely independent.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Campaign Financing
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To help address security, functioning and reliability concerns of aging equipment, the authorities could allocate additional resources to upgrade or replace the existing electronic voting and counting systems.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Legislation should guarantee access in all states to international observers invited by the US authorities, to ensure full compliance with Paragraphs 8 of the 1990 OSCE Copenhagen Document and paragraph 25 of the 1999 OSCE Istanbul Document.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Observation
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Election officials at the state and county level should be released from their duties if they are candidates in elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To further enhance the participation of voters with disabilities, comprehensive training and procedures should be developed. Specialized equipment already available at each polling station should be prepared and available throughout election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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