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Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
It is recommended to consider increasing campaign expenditure ceiling to an appropriate and effective level to enhance transparency of the process and minimize the risk of circumvention of campaign finance regulations.
Recommendation # in final report:
50
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
The IEC should officially regulate the issue of validity of observer accreditation and determine deadlines for the application and accreditation of additional observers, candidate agents and media in the event of a second round of the presidential election.
Recommendation # in final report:
51
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observation
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
In order to fully ensure the right to an effective remedy as enshrined in international standards, consideration could be given to amending the electoral legislation to provide for a clear supervisory role of the judiciary over the decisions of the IECC.
Recommendation # in final report:
53
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
The election law could be amended to grant accredited citizen observers and observer groups the right to file complaints on electoral violations, decisions and actions of election commissions, including on unlawful conduct during campaigning, and against the election results.
Recommendation # in final report:
54
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
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
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
It is recommended to address matters of candidate registration, conduct of campaign and campaign finance requirements, as well as transparency of results by primary legislation, in order to provide for legal certainty.
Recommendation # in final report:
38
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
In order to maintain transparency and enhance its credibility, the IEC should open its decision-making sessions to party and candidate agents and observers and plan all its operations with a view of providing satisfactory access to observe them. Information on its decision-making and other activities should be made available to the public on its website in a timely and consistent manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Afghanistan
2014
EST
Presidential
and Local
The Election Law should be revised to require that ballot reconciliation is documented on the polling station results form in presence of observers and candidate agents. The IEC should issue ballot reconciliation procedures and guidelines for dealing with discrepancies and provide relevant electoral officials with comprehensive training on the topic.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
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:
Election Day
Afghanistan
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
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
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