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North Macedonia
2014
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Consideration should be given to enhancing the resources of the SEC secretariat to ensure it has sufficient capacity to undertake its duties in an efficient manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
North Macedonia
2014
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The Electoral Code should be revised to provide a clear division of responsibilities between the MoIA and the SEC related to challenges to voter lists. Authorities should be obliged by law to investigate such challenges within a reasonable time frame.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Legal Framework ad Electoral System
North Macedonia
2014
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
While ensuring that strict requirements are maintained to qualify for alternative voting methods, consideration could be given to simplifying procedures so as to allow hospitalized voters, homebound voters, and those with reduced mobility to exercise their right to vote without unreasonable obstacles.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
North Macedonia
2014
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The law should prescribe proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for the non-submission of campaign finance reports and other violations. In addition, consideration could be made to amend the legislation allowing all electoral stakeholders to file complaints on campaign finance violations.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
North Macedonia
2014
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Consideration should be given to allow citizens the possibility of filing file complaints with the EBs, MECs or the SEC on election day, with a possibility of timely and effective remedy.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
North Macedonia
2009
EOM
Presidential
and Local
The Electoral Code and relevant sub-legal acts such as SEC instructions would benefit from a thorough review and amendments to harmonize provisions and to avoid gaps and inconsistencies within the legislation and with its practical application. Ideally, such a review would include an open process of public consultations. Some examples of existing gaps or inconsistencies include.16
- The Electoral Code does not make clear exactly what political activity is and is not permissible before the start of the official campaign period;
- The Electoral Code does not clarify whether parties and candidates need to provide a list of their authorized representatives to MECs and, if so, what the deadline is and what sanctions, if any, apply for failure to provide such a list;
- The Electoral Code does not state what happens if a candidate decides to withdraw from an election between the two rounds of voting;
- Article 37 of the Electoral Code is in conflict with the Article 148.1 regarding competences for deciding upon complaints; and
- Article 63.2 of the Electoral Code does not specify the procedure for the collection of support signatures during the candidate registration process at Ministry of Justice local offices.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
North Macedonia
2009
EOM
Presidential
and Local
Steps could be taken to depoliticize public employment and professionalize the civil service to protect civil servants against political pressure. These measures should apply to civil servants, and all other public employees and employees of public agencies and companies. It would be advisable that this protection is also reflected in the contract of employment of public servants and, possibly, in a specific charter of ethics for public servants.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Final report heading:
Countering Pressure on or Intimidation of Voters
North Macedonia
2009
EOM
Presidential
and Local
Political parties and candidates, especially presidential candidates, could make greater efforts to explain their policies and reach out to voters of ethnic communities other than their own.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Final report heading:
Campaign
North Macedonia
2009
EOM
Presidential
and Local
Further efforts by election management bodies, political parties and civil society organizations will be necessary in order to end the practice of family voting.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Final report heading:
Participation of Women
North Macedonia
2009
EOM
Presidential
and Local
Shorter deadlines could be established for courts to rule on lawsuits brought against broadcasters by the BC during the campaign and pre-campaign period, both to ensure that the BC can enforce the regulations in a timely fashion, and to allow broadcasters the opportunity for a speedy and effective remedy if their rights have been violated.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Final report heading:
Media
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