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Turkmenistan
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Safeguards should be developed and implemented to ensure that election commissions are independent from the government and local self-governance bodies, and guided by the principles of transparency, professionalism, and impartiality. In particular, PEC members could be appointed from different institutions, and workplace hierarchy should not be transferred to the commissions. Mechanisms to improve gender balance among the commissioners should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Turkmenistan
2023
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the integrity of the electoral process, the authorities and election administration should adopt measures to eliminate the widespread practices of family and proxy voting, as well as introduce safeguards and training to prevent ballot box stuffing and the manipulation of voter turnout. All those violating election legislation and election commissioners complicit in violations should be held accountable.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Turkmenistan
2023
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To establish genuine results, all PEC members should undergo extensive training in closing and counting procedures. Procedures for the tabulation of results should be developed and implemented, with appropriate training in place for all lower-level election commissioners. Concerted efforts should be made to ensure that the process is transparent and orderly and that the results accurately reflect the will of the voters.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Turkmenistan
2023
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Safeguards should be introduced to ensure that election commissions are independent from the government at all levels. To protect the independence of the election commissions, their compositions should not reflect professional hierarchies of their members drawn from other institutions. Mechanisms to improve gender balance of election administration at all levels, should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Turkmenistan
2023
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To foster the transparency of election administration, the meetings of all commissions should be accessible to all stakeholders, including observers. Calendars, agendas, minutes of CEC sessions and other relevant information should be placed in the public domain in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
Measures should be taken to prevent serious electoral malpractices like proxy voting, multiple voting and ballot box stuffing. Legislation should explicitly provide for repercussions for violations. Authorities should thoroughly investigate all such incidents in a timely manner and hold those found guilty accountable.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
Counting procedures should be further elaborated in the law and reinforced by training of PEC members. Strict adherence to counting procedures needs to be supervised and the transparency requirements need to be enforced. All polling station results should be displayed and published centrally on the CEC website with a breakdown to the polling station level.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
The legislation could be amended to provide exact guidance on who is allowed to be present during voting, counting and the tabulation of results. PEC chairpersons could be trained to enforce these provisions.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
To ensure the integrity of the process, ballot papers should have security features and be accounted for through the accurate use of reconciliation forms, and ballot boxes should be properly sealed with numbered plastic seals.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Turkmenistan
2017
EAM
Presidential
To ensure the accuracy and transparency of the process tabulation procedures should be further elaborated to provide for full accountability.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
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