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Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure a level playing field, provisions to ban the misuse of public resources should be considered. This could include a prohibition on announcing and initiating, during electoral campaigns, major social projects and measures of public significance, which might create a favorable perception of the initiating parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election campaign
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The procedures for the processing of postal ballots by the municipalities and the Ministry of Interior could be further detailed and the respective activities rendered more transparent. Consideration could be given to designating greater resources to municipalities to enable them to perform their duties effectively.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election administration
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Sufficient institutional capacity of the SEC to perform its duties should be ensured. The competences and activities of the MoI and SEC should be clearly delineated.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The election legislation could be amended to clearly specify that SEC decisions on procedural matters are binding for lower-level election commissions.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election administration
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Restrictions on the right to stand as candidates, including those based on criminal conviction, disability and residency should be reviewed in line with international obligations and standards.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legislation should provide more clarity to guarantee the resolution of election-related disputes within expedited timeframes. In addition, election administration bodies could consider producing standard operating procedures for handling complaints, including by PECs on election day, emphasizing the requirements for publication of reasoned decisions.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
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:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to vesting the authority for campaign finance oversight with an independent institution endowed with adequate capacity and resources.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to reducing the annual limit for donations.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance confidence in the process, the deadlines for the review of complaints by the Constitutional Court and for the beginning of work of the new parliament should be reconciled. The legislation could be further revised to provide individual citizens, or a reasonable quorum of voters, with the right to appeal election results.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and appeals
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Liquidation as a sanction for exceeding the party income limit could be reviewed to ensure proportionality. Dissuasive administrative fines, such as reduction or loss of eligibility for public funds, could be considered as alternatives or as preceding steps in a gradually escalating range of sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
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