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United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To uphold the right to access to information, provisions allowing blocking, throttling or introducing paid prioritization of Internet content should be revised.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to increase public funding for public broadcasters to support fair and balanced news programmes, including election-related reporting.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The Federal Communications Commission could develop a standardized online form for broadcasters to submit all necessary information on political advertising and organize them more clearly in a publicly accessible searchable database.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
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
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
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Federal authorities should create conditions to allow out-of-country voters to cast their ballots in secrecy, while providing sufficient time for requesting and returning ballots.
Recommendation # in final report:
31
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Early Voting
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To help address security and reliability concerns of aging equipment, the authorities should upgrade or replace existing NVT. Such equipment should support a voter-verified paper audit trail and a secondary results verification method. Procurement of NVT should follow best practices compiled by the EAC.
Recommendation # in final report:
32
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
All jurisdictions using NVT should require post-election audits as a secondary results verification method. In particular, consideration could be given to using Risk Limiting Audits.
Recommendation # in final report:
33
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The Election Assistance Commission’s mandate on certification of voting machines could be broadened to include the authority to decertify voting technologies based on new and emerging cyber threats. The Commission’s mandate on certification should be extended to online and offline voter registration systems, electronic poll books, and results transmission systems.
Recommendation # in final report:
34
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Additional measures could be taken by the election administration to avoid queues, including through better planning and queue management, installation of additional voting equipment in polling stations, or increasing the number of the polling stations in densely populated areas.
Recommendation # in final report:
35
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Day
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