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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
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Election administrators should further enhance the secrecy of absentee and postal ballots when received by election officials, as well as during curbside and drive through voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
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:
2024
Final report heading:
Early Voting
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty and effective and timely legal remedy, legislation should prescribe clear and objective criteria and timeframes for challenging and enjoining state election laws in a timely and consistent manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
United States of America
2024
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
In order to safeguard editorial independence and ensure comprehensive local news coverage, particularly during election periods, consideration should be given to establishing a sustainable long-term federal funding mechanism for public media through appropriate legislative measures that would protect funding allocations from short-term political considerations.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To prevent unauthorized access to voting equipment due to security gaps, election officials should consider a detailed and formalized examination of their storage, maintenance, testing and set-up procedures. Standardized post-election audits of electronic voting machines should be undertaken by manually examining randomly selected paper ballots and comparing the results to machine results. Reports of such processes should be made public.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
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
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
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Last minute changes to deadlines and election procedures should be avoided in all cases in which they would have a detrimental impact on voters’ understanding of procedures or their ability to vote.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Early Voting
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Continued efforts should be made to improve accessibility of the voting process for persons with disabilities and to ensure that the necessary preconditions are in place for independent voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
United States of America
2024
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
An effective mechanism to prevent and promptly investigate all incidents of violence, threats and harassment targeting journalists should be established at the federal and state levels. Public officials and candidates should refrain from rhetoric that may incite hostility against media professionals.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To promote transparency and verifiability of electronic voting and counting systems, authorities should consider adopting legislation for the mandatory use of a voter-verifiable paper audit trail in elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies
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