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Location Year of election Election type Recommendation # in final report Type of recommendation Thematic area Secondary thematic area Type of change required Status of implementation Comment
Belarus 2019 Early election EOM Parliamentary elections
The law should be amended to prescribe uniform tabulation procedures. 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. Observers should not be restricted in their observation of the tabulation.
Recommendation # in final report: 31
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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Belarus 2019 Early election EOM Parliamentary elections
To enhance transparency and accountability, results should be published by polling station, and these disaggregated results should include the number of registered voters, votes cast for each candidate, votes cast “against all” candidates, and the number of valid, invalid and spoiled ballots.
Recommendation # in final report: 32
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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Belarus 2015 EOM Presidential
The law should be amended to prescribe that every voter has the right to file complaints against all decisions, actions and inactions of the election administration resulting in an infringement of his/her electoral rights.
Recommendation # in final report: 8
Type of recommendation: Priority
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2019
Final report heading: Complaints and Appeals
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Belarus 2015 EOM Presidential
Authorities should consider all allegations of serious violations and investigate them fully, bringing those who are proven to have been involved to justice.
Recommendation # in final report: 13
Type of recommendation: Priority
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary 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
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Belarus 2015 EOM Presidential
The law should be amended to prescribe an exhaustive list of possible electoral violations and respective sanctions, which should be proportionate and dissuasive.
Recommendation # in final report: 14
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area: Legal Framework
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2019
Final report heading: Electoral System and Legal Framework
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Belarus 2015 EOM Presidential
The appeal procedure and, in particular, the powers and responsibilities of adjudicating bodies should be clearly regulated by law, so as to avoid conflicts of jurisdiction.
Recommendation # in final report: 25
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2019
Final report heading: Complaints and Appeals
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Belarus 2015 EOM Presidential
In view of ensuring transparent dispute resolution, the election administration could consider reviewing complaints in open sessions and include the concerned parties. In addition, the CEC should consider publishing general information on applications and complaints on its website in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report: 26
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Partially
Year of assessment: 2019
Final report heading: Complaints and Appeals
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Belarus 2015 EOM Presidential
The election administration, the courts and the Prosecutor’s Office should duly and impartially consider the substance of all complaints in a meaningful manner and ensure that all perpetrators found guilty of election violations are held accountable.
Recommendation # in final report: 30
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2019
Final report heading: Early Voting and Election Day
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Belarus 2016 EOM Parliamentary elections
Consideration should be given to revising the Election Code to provide a dedicated section on complaints and appeals that ensures a systematic and simple framework of all mechanisms for legal redress in one hierarchical and clear structure. Amendments should ensure that all acts, omissions and decisions of election commissions are subject to judicial appeal.
Recommendation # in final report: 29
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2019
Final report heading: Complaints and Appeals
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Belarus 2016 EOM Parliamentary elections
Every voter, candidate, and political party should have the right to lodge a complaint on every aspect of the electoral process. The deadlines for filing complaints should be suited to the pace and context of an electoral process so as to ensure the right to effective remedy.
Recommendation # in final report: 30
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2019
Final report heading: Complaints and Appeals
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