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2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
The IEC should ensure that voters and observers can obtain official information about voting results at the polling station level on election day by providing an adequate number of results forms to each polling station.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
It should be a procedural requirement for the NTC to record the total number of entries in the voter card number log in the database and to reconcile it with the number of ballots cast.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Intake and Tabulation
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
IEC should formalize by procedure its policy of free access to the NTC premises during the processing of results and the right to take photos for observers and agents, subject to limitation only to prevent interference with the NTC operations.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Intake and Tabulation
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
As pointed out in previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, the IEC should release information about partial, preliminary and final results disaggregated to the polling station level and including the information about unused, invalid, spoiled and valid ballots. Consideration should be given to releasing all processed partial results at regular intervals, i.e. at the end of every second or third day during the tabulation. Introduction of relatively short time intervals between releases of partial results could be an effective measure to counter allegations of shaping the public perception of the results.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Announcement of Partial and Preliminary Results
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
The applicable deadlines for filing complaints against preliminary and final results should be calculated from the moment the detailed breakdown of the respective results is made public on the IEC website to ensure that contestants are provided with equal and sufficient time to analyze the data and prepare possible appeals against the results.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Announcement of Partial and Preliminary Results
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
As previously recommended by the OSCE/ODIHR, election results should be released in a format that can be readily downloaded and used for data analysis.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Announcement of Partial and Preliminary Results
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
As a measure to increase transparency and accountability, prior to the start of any audit, the IEC should announce criteria for invalidation of individual ballots and consequences for entire ballot boxes, in the form of a regulation, and specify which entity has authority to render a decision in a contested case.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Developments after the Second Round Election Day
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
In order to promote transparency the IEC could separately post both original results and those amended by any audit. This could provide an opportunity for in-depth analysis of the extent and possible causes of inconsistencies or fraud and assist in designing responses to the discovered problems in future elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Developments after the Second Round Election Day
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
To strengthen confidence in the electoral process, the IECC should further expand its financial and human resources and conduct capacity-building activities to proactively deal with relevant complaints and appeals. Both the IECC and the IEC could consider introducing a comprehensive and co-ordinated training strategy for their provincial level staff before the 2015 parliamentary elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
IECC should further intensify its public outreach to continuously inform all relevant stakeholders on the importance of utilizing the mechanism of filing official complaints. This should be a long-term exercise beginning well before candidate nomination and targeting political parties, candidates, observers, as well as voters.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
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