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2015
EOM
Presidential
To enhance the transparency of tabulation and instil public confidence in the accuracy of the results, detailed and uniform provisions and procedural safeguards should govern the process at TECs. TECs should conduct uninterrupted sessions from the closing of polls until the completion of TEC results protocols with PEC protocols tabulated in the presence and with the consent of the PEC.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and accountability, results should be published disaggregated by polling station and separately for each candidate and include votes cast against all candidates and the number of valid, invalid and spoiled ballots.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Early voting should be conducted with the same safeguards as election day, including a PEC quorum and without breaks. Daily protocols should include the number of voters registered on the voter list, those added and those who voted. They should remain publicly posted until after the end of counting and until the deadline for filing complaints.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The vote count should be held in a transparent manner, whereby all PEC members, observers and candidate proxies would be able to verify the outcome of the process. As a means to build public confidence, consideration should be given to announcing and showing the selection on each ballot to those present as well as announcing all the figures entered into PEC protocols.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the transparency of tabulation and instil public confidence in the accuracy of the results, DECs should conduct uninterrupted tabulation from the handover of PEC protocols until the completion of DEC result protocols in the presence of PEC members and observers.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the integrity of the voting process, authorities should consider more robust security measures such as numbered ballot box seals, uniform translucent ballot boxes, ballots with safety features and unique PEC stamps. In view of preventing undue influence on voters and PEC members, the presence of local officials in polling stations should be prohibited.
Recommendation # in final report:
32
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Sufficient safeguards should be introduced to ensure the integrity of the early voting process, such as tamper-resistant, numbered seals that are accounted for and recorded, quorate PECs, and requirements that each day of early voting be conducted without breaks. All daily protocols should remain publicly posted until after the end of counting and extended until the deadline for filing complaints. To increase trust and accountability of early voting process, the authorities could consider publishing daily turnout information for each polling station.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Clear and transparent procedures for counting should be established and strictly implemented so that all present observers are able to verify that the results were counted genuinely and reported honestly. To achieve that, consideration should be given to announcing and displaying the choice on each ballot. The tallying and establishing of results and completion of results protocols should be conducted in an open manner that provides for meaningful observation. Observers should be provided with a copy of the official results protocol.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, to enhance the integrity of the voting process, authorities should consider introducing more robust security measures such as uniform translucent ballot boxes, ballot papers with safety features, and unique PEC stamps. To ensure secrecy of the vote, voters should be instructed to fold their ballots after marking their choice on the ballot.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Identified shortcomings and malpractices with the administration of homebound voting should be addressed during the training of election staff and adequately followed up by the authorities. Stricter requirements to qualify for mobile voting could be introduced to prevent abuse.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
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