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2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and voter confidence, printouts from BMDs should only reflect voter’s choices in a human-readable format. Jurisdictions should conduct voter education campaigns encouraging voters using BMDs to verify the contents of their printed ballot. Additionally, election officials should incorporate the periodic testing of BMDs before and during election day, as part of voting operations.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies and Cybersecurity
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The process for certifying voting equipment should be more responsive, to allow for component-level certification and the ability to react in a timely manner to emerging cybersecurity threats. The Elections Assistance Commission’s certification scope should be widened to embrace all critical parts of the voting system, including electronic poll books.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies and Cybersecurity
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Restrictions on voting rights for persons with criminal convictions should be reviewed to ensure that all limitations are proportionate. Voting rights should be automatically restored upon the completion of terms of incarceration, and those affected should be informed about their rights and the ways to exercise them.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voting Rights, Voter Registration and Identification
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Restrictions on electoral rights based on intellectual or psychosocial disability should be removed.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voting Rights, Voter Registration and Identification
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
State authorities should take further steps to facilitate access to voter registration and enhance existing measures to reduce the number of unregistered voters.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voting Rights, Voter Registration and Identification
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The number of supporting signatures for candidate nomination should be revised so as not to exceed one per cent of registered voters to keep with international good practice, and state laws should ensure that ‘recognized party’ status requirements are inclusive and fair.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to facilitate counting, tabulation and the announcement of results, the application of standard deadlines for receiving absentee votes should be agreed between the states.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Alternative Voting Methods
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The practice of ballot ‘curing’ could be considered in all states, with a view to decreasing the number of invalid absentee and provisional votes and in order to ensure that voters’ choice is respected.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Alternative Voting Methods
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to reviewing legal provisions on the formula for the composition of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in order to promote effective and independent oversight and enforcement of campaign finance law. The right to appeal the dismissal of complaints on the basis of prosecutorial discretion should be ensured.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
United States of America
2022
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty and effective and timely legal remedy, legislation should prescribe clear and objective criteria and timeframes for challenging and enjoining state election laws in a timely and consistent manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
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