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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
Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
Bulgarian citizens that hold dual citizenship should not be prevented from standing for office.
Recommendation # in final report: 3
Type of recommendation: Priority
Thematic area: Candidate Registration
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Candidate Registration
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Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
To enhance transparency of campaign finance, consideration could be given to disclosing the sources of donations to the party funds as well as campaign expenditures prior to election day.
Recommendation # in final report: 4
Type of recommendation: Priority
Thematic area: Campaign Finance
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Partially
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Campaign Finance
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Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
The impartiality of the public broadcasters should be strengthened by providing funding, based on a clear and objective criteria.
Recommendation # in final report: 5
Type of recommendation: Priority
Thematic area: Media
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Partially
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Media
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Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
The electoral dispute resolution framework should be reviewed to broaden legal standing to ensure that voters whose rights are violated are entitled to lodge a complaint to seek legal remedy. The law should be amended to allow for directly challenging election results.
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: Partially
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Complaints and Appeals
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Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
The constituency delimitation process should guarantee the equality of the vote, be based on clear and objective criteria and conducted in line with international standards and good practice.
Recommendation # in final report: 7
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Electoral System
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Fully
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Electoral System and Legal Framework
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Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
To ensure stability and comprehensive training of the Precinct Election Commissions, the tenure of their members could be better protected against arbitrary replacement by their nominating parties in a reasonably long period prior to election day.
Recommendation # in final report: 8
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Election Administration
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Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
To guarantee efficiency of the machine voting process, the role of election administration in overseeing its implementation, including verifying the reliability of the relevant software and the accuracy of all components, could be strengthened.
Recommendation # in final report: 9
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area: Election Administration
Type of change required: Practice
Status of implementation: Partially
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Voting Technologies
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Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
To ensure the accountability of voting with direct recording equipment, the law should provide clear rules and deadlines to carry out a count of the machine voting control receipts in a statistically significant number of randomly selected polling stations.
Recommendation # in final report: 10
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area: Election Day
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Fully
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Voting Technologies
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Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
To avoid the possibility of multiple registration, consideration could be given to removing the possibility for voters to register on election day. There should be an administrative procedure, subject to judicial control, allowing for the registration of a voter who was not registered.
Recommendation # in final report: 11
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area: Election Day
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Partially
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Voter Registration
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Bulgaria 2021 LEOM Parliamentary elections
Deadlines for party and candidate registration could be adjusted to provide all contestants equal opportunities to rectify their applications and prevent overlapping with the election campaign period.
Recommendation # in final report: 12
Type of recommendation: Other
Thematic area: Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area: Campaign
Type of change required: Legal
Status of implementation: Not implemented
Year of assessment: 2023
Final report heading: Candidate Registration
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