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Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
To safeguard the integrity of transferring the voting results, the law should stipulate that the PB result protocols and election materials are delivered to the MEC by the PB Chairperson and two members representing opposing parties, in line with international good practice.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day of the First Round
Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
To enhance public confidence and allow for effective remedy, the SEC should publish results disaggregated by polling stations in a consistent format as soon as the results are available to enable public scrutiny and meaningful contestation of results.
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 evaluated
Final report heading:
Announcement of the Results
Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
To enhance women’s participation in public life, comprehensive legal, institutional, and educational efforts addressing existing gender stereotypes should be undertaken by the authorities.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Background
Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
To ensure the accountability of election administration, the election law should explicitly prescribe the supervisory function of the SEC over the MECs.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
To ensure the integrity and transparency of the election process, the SEC should collect and publish information on the composition of lower-level commissions, including gender-disaggregated data.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
To ensure the integrity of the election day procedures, the election administration should undertake comprehensive training, mandatory for all MEC and PB members, including on ensuring secrecy of the vote, counting, reconciliation of result protocols and tabulation of votes.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
The lengthy residence requirement for voting in national elections should be reviewed in line with international standards. The law should prescribe clear and objective criteria to determine how a citizen acquires and loses permanent residence.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
The existing residency requirements for presidential candidates are overly restrictive and should be reconsidered.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
As previously recommended, consideration should be given to removing the restriction to sign in support of only one candidate and decreasing the number of support signatures required to stand for office to a maximum of one per cent of the total electorate.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Montenegro
2023
EOM
Presidential
To ensure inclusiveness and exclude bias in candidate registration, the SEC should determine the candidates’ eligibility based strictly on compliance with the existing legal requirements applied equally to all prospective candidates.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
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