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Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Measures should be considered to promote women’s participation on election boards, including leadership positions. For example, political parties could be requested to nominate a minimum percentage of each gender to election boards. In addition, gender disaggregated data should be compiled and published on election board membership at each level.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, the authorities should publicize the minutes and decisions of election boards at all levels. Consideration could also be given to opening election boards meetings to the public.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Austria
2016
EET
Presidential
With the aim of reducing the number of invalid voting cards, the authorities should consider re-designing the voting card in a manner that draws attention to the need to sign the affidavit and instituting enhanced voter information on the process.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Postal Voting and Election Day Procedures
Austria
2016
EET
Presidential
To ensure the equality of voting conditions within Austria, the arrangements for depositing, collecting, and delivering voting cards could be standardised. It may be considered to allow all voters to deposit completed voting cards at their municipal authority.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Postal Voting and Election Day Procedures
Austria
2016
EET
Presidential
The authorities could take measures to enhance the organization of voting, for example, by enforcing the implied limit on the number of registered voters per polling station, more effectively correlating voting hours to the number of registered voters, and increasing the number of polling station board members.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Postal Voting and Election Day Procedures
Austria
2016
EET
Presidential
Consideration could be given to establishing procedures aimed at ensuring the uniform handling and storage of voting cards received by polling station boards.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Postal Voting and Election Day Procedures
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Additional safeguards on election day could be considered, including a requirement to use tamper evident seals on ballot boxes and for polling stations to secure and record the voting cards (postal ballots) they receive.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day and Post-Election Developments
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to extend sufficiently the electoral calendar to ensure that postal votes from abroad arrive in time.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day and Post-Election Developments
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, and to ensure that effective remedies are available to all citizens, steps should be considered to enable more types of electoral disputes to be resolved by a judicial body before election day, including disputes regarding candidates’ right to stand for elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Austria
2017
Early election
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should take steps to ensure citizens’ right of access to information on all aspects of elections are in line with Austria’s international obligations, by ensuring guarantees in law are clear and comprehensive and proactively putting relevant information into the public domain and providing easy, effective, quick, and practical access to such information.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
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